stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination Flashcards
stereotype
a widely shared and simplified evaluative image of a social group and its members
prejudice
unfavourable attitudes towards a social group and its members
discrimination
behaviour or actions towards individuals or groups usually negative because of their group membership
advantage of stereotypes
enables is to respond rapidly yo situations as we may have had a similar experience before
disadvantage of stereotypes
makes us ignore differences between individuals
therefore we think things about people that may not be true
targets of discrimination
race
gender
age
political
appearance - ginger
social status
self fulfilling prophecies
target is treated poorly
target behaves poorly in response
negative stereotype confirmed
automatic activation of negative stereotypes
mere exposure effects
repeated exposure results in greater attraction
scapegoat
agrees against another without fear
displacement
transferring negative feelings of one thing onto another thing
dogmatism
rigid, intolerant cognitive style predisposing to prejudice
realistic conflict theory
intergroup hostility can arise as a result of conflicting goals and competition over limited resources and also offers an explanation for the feelings of discrimination
social identity theory
groups give us a sense of identity
helps to identify similarities and differences
social categorisation and social identification lead to social comparison
frustration aggression hypothesis
frustration leads to aggression
social dominance theory
inequalities are maintained through discrimination
theory of intergroup relations
in-group outgrip bias
established when people are divided into groups even using such meaningless procedures
illusionary correlations
perceiving a relationship between variables that doesn’t actually exist
