Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Descrimination Flashcards
Prejudice
A negative learned attitude toward a group of people
Discrimination
Negative behaviours directed at a specific group of people
Stereotype
A general belief about a group of people
Racism
Discrimination directed at a specific racial group
Aversive Racism
subtle racial behaviours of any ethnic or racial group who rationalize their aversion to a particular group by appeal to rules or stereotypes
Racial Prejudice
Holding a hostile attitude toward a person due to their race
Sexism
Discrimination directed at a specific gender
Heterosexism
discrimination directed at non-heterosexual individuals
Gender Prejudice
Negative attitudes towards a person due to their gender
Gender Stereotypes
People’s ideas about how men and women should behave
Ambivalent Sexism
theoretical framework that posits that Sexism has two subgroups; Hostile and Benevolent
Hostile Sexism
antagonistic attitude toward women, who are often viewed as trying to control men through feminist ideology or sexual seduction
Benevolent Sexism
a chivalrous attitude toward women that feels favourable but is actually sexist because it casts women as weak creatures in need of men’s protection
Social Categorization
Dividing people into categories based on common attributes
Out-group homogeneity
The belief that “all of them are the same”
Ultimate attribution error
a group-level attribution error, assuming the behavior of a group of people is due to internal factors instead of external circumstances
Just-world Hypothesis
The belief that victims of misfortune deserve what they got
Realistic group conflict Theory
intergroup hostility can arise as a result of conflicting goals and competition over limited resources, and it also offers an explanation for the feelings of prejudice and discrimination toward the out-group that accompany the intergroup hostility
Relative Deprivation
The experience of being deprived of something to which one believes to be entitled
What are the consequences of Stereotyping?
Influences our perception of others, Affects our behaviours, Affects the behaviours of the stereotyped group, Confirmation Bias
Contact Hypothesis
Increased communication between groups reduces prejudice/descrimination
