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Prejudice: a___ toward people based solely on their g__.
Ex: r__, s__, a___
Attitudes
Group
Racism, sexism, ageism
Continuum of Prejudice:
1) old-fashioned prejudice
- focuses on b___ s__.
- old-fashioned racism: blatant e__ from certain jobs, housing, and social groups.
- segregation: denial of v__ rights
Biological superiority
Exclusion
Voting
“Contemporary Prejudice.”
- truly e___ values + remaining g__-b__ prejudice.
- prejudice is expressed in ways that can be j__ on u____ grounds.
- want to be able to r__ prejudice
Egalitarian
Group-based
Justified, unprejudiced
Rationalize
Continuum of Prejudice:
2) modern-symbolic prejudice:
- belief that racial equality is g__, but that it had been a__.
Modern racism:
-n__ attitudes toward black people + belief in the American value of h__ w__
J___ group differences:
- “Not because of prejudice.”
- “because they lack hard work.”
- “they’re only looking for special favors.”
Good, achieved
Negative, hard work
Justifying
Comparison:
Old-Fashioned vs. modern-symbolic:
- old-fashioned: b___ i___
- modern-symbolic: not about r__, it’s a s__/p__ issue
Biological inferiority
Race, social/political
Continuum of Prejudice:
3) Aversive Prejudice:
- c___ endorse e___ values
- u___ negative towards black people and other historically disadvantaged groups.
•”aversive”
- interracial interactions are aversive
- result in a__ and d__
- motivation to a__/c__ them.
Consciously, egalitarian
Unconsciously
Anxiety, discomfort
Avoid, conclude
Continuum of Prejudice:
3) Aversive Prejudice:
Partner Discomfort Study:
- non-black male participants
- do a word find task with partner
- IV: interact with white or black confederate
- DV’s: -blood pressure during interaction
- ratings of confederate by participant
People with aversive prejudice are u__, a__ around minorities.
-They also o____ via increased reported l__.
•Rationalizing:
-aversive racism —> discrimination under certain conditions
•if clear “correct” behavior: give __ response
•if unclear “correct” behavior: give __ response
Uncomfortable, anxious
Overcompensate, liking
Fair, discriminating
Continuum of Prejudice:
4) ambivalent prejudice:
•meaning of ambivalence
- ambi=b___
- valence=g__/b__
Ambivalent Prejudice: n__ and p__ feelings about a group.
- positive+negative=c___ which is u___.
- motivated to reduce c__.
How to fix conflict?
•increase p___ or increase n___
-Response Amplification: more e___ behavior towards a stigmatized group than towards a non-stigmatized group.
Both
Good/bad
Negative, positive
Conflict
Uncomfortable
Conflict
Positivity, negativity
Extreme
Continuum of Prejudice:
4) ambivalent prejudice:
•Ambivalent Persuasion Study
-measure ambivalent attitude toward Native American people
-IV: receive persuasive information
•pro-native land grants
•anti-native land grants
-DV: measure attitudes toward Native American people.
Main Point: to reduce c___, ambivalent people swing more e___ to one side or the other.
Conflict, extremely
What form of prejudice does each statement represent?
- I don’t like discrimination, but don’t like minorities either, they make me anxious.
- I hate minorities; they are biologically inferior: discrimination is justifiable.
- I don’t like discrimination: I have positive and negative beliefs about minorities.
- I don’t like minorities; they are morally inferior. Discrimination no longer exists.
Aversive
Old-fashioned
Ambivalent
Modern symbolic
Continuum of Prejudice:
5) non-prejudiced people:
- have complex s__ i___
- parts of self concept having to do with g__ m__.
- more likely to share common s___ identity (I.e: all basketball players).
Social identities
Group membership
Superordinate