SOCIAL - PREJUDICE Flashcards
Give the definition of prejudice.
Prejudice is an attitude towards other people often based on a stereotype. It involves developing an idea about someone and then carrying that idea froward to apply to all those in that group.
Give the definition of discrimination.
Discrimination is behaviour that arises from prejudice, such as not giving someone a job because of their gender.
(E.g. thinking females do not make good engineers)
Who proposed Social identity theory (SIT)?
Taijfel and Turner (1979)
They suggest that when there are two groups, the in-group becomes hostile to the out-group to protect theirown self-esteem. Just having two groups creates prejudice.
What is social identity?
Social identity is about how people see themselves in relation to membership of their social groups.
What is social categorisation?
Seeing oneself as a member of the group.
What is social comparison?
Seeing one’s own group as better than an out-group, thus maintaining self-esteem.
What is social identification?
Identifying with the group, taking on the attitudes of the group.
What experiment did Taifel et al. carry out to support social identity theory?
Taijfel et al. (1970)
Carried out experiments in Bristol in the UK to test social identity theory. They showed that people reward their in-group members more than out-group members.
What are some other studies apart form Taijfel that look at social identity theory?
What are 2 strengths and 2 weaknesses of the studies?
- Crocker and Luhtanen (1990)
- Lalonde (1992)
(see page 17 in the student guide)
What is realistic conflict theory?
Realistic conflict theory suggest that whenever there is more than one group in competition over resources there will be prejudice and discrimination.
When there is
