07_Prejudice

Question 1

Prejudice vs Stereotypes vs Discrimination

Answer 1

Prejudice = affective component (feelings)

Stereotypes = cognitive component (beliefs)

Discrimination = behavioral component
(unequal treatment)

Question 2

Characteristics of Authoritarian Personality

Answer 2

Rigidity

Cynicism

Commitment to conventional values

Intolerance of ambiguity

Willingness to submit to authority

Tendency to rigidly stereotype minority groups

Question 3

Prejudice:

Sharif’s Realistic Conflict Theory

Answer 3

Prejudice is a result of intergroup conflicts caused by competition over power and resources

Prejudice arises when a group’s goals can be achieved only at the expense of another group’s needs or desires

Question 4

Prejudice:

Social identity theory

Answer 4

People are motivated to maintain a positive group identity by distinguishing themselves from other groups

Question 5

4 Levels of Racism

Answer 5

Cultural racism

Institutional racism

Interpersonal racism

Internalized racism

Question 6

Levels of Racism:

3 levels that impact healthcare outcomes

Answer 6

Institutional racism = most fundamental

Interpersonal

Internalized

Question 7

Symbolic (Modern) Racism

Answer 7

Talk about equality doesn’t match behavior

Belief that minorities violate traditional American values
E.g. individualism, self-reliance, work ethic

Denial of prejudice toward minority groups

Question 8

Symbolic racism:

Attributions

Answer 8

Social and economic problems of minority group members are due to internal factors

e.g. lack of effort and discipline

Question 9

Methods for Reducing Prejudice (Allport):

Legislation

Answer 9

Laws prohibiting discrimination can be effective even when they do not reflect public consensus

“Folkways don’t necessarily have to precede Stateways”

Question 10

Allport:

Prejudice is reduced through contact between the majority and minority groups when 4 conditions are met…

Answer 10

Equal status and power between groups

Opportunities to disconfirm negative stereotypes

Contact is sanctioned by law, custom, leaders etc.

Intergroup cooperation necessary to achieve mutual goals

Question 11

ADDRESSING Model of privilege Privilege (Hayes)

Answer 11

Age and generational influences

Developmental or acquired
Disabilities

Religion or spiritual orientation

Ethnicity

Socioeconomic status

Sexual orientation

Indigenous heritage

National origin

Gender

Question 12

Privilege:

Ethnocentric Monoculturalism

Answer 12

Belief in the superiority and inferiority of others

Power to impose standards

Truth and reality are the same experience for everyone