Stereotype, Prejudice And Discrimination Flashcards
Stereotype
An oversimplified, generalised set of ideas that we have about others. Apply to a group.
Media
Means of communication-television, radio, the Internet and newspapers.
Role Models
Someone who a child looks up to and is likely to copy.
Prejudice
A rigid set of attitudes or beliefs towards a particular group of people. These attitudes are usually negative, but not always.
Discrimination
The way an individual behaves towards another group as a result of their prejudice view.
Authoritarian personality
A personality type that is prone to being prejudiced
F-scale
The questionnaire used by Adorno to measure personality characteristics.
In-group
A group of people you believe you have something in common with eg classes
Out-group
A group of people whom you believe you have nothing in common with.
Jigsaw Method
The name given to the technique used by Aaronson to reduce prejudice within a group of mixed race students.
Contact
Seeing, speaking or writing to someone.
Empathy
Being able to put yourself in someone else’s position psychologically and understand how that person is feeling.
