prejudice key terms Flashcards
1
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define ‘prejudice’
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making judgements about people based on their membership of a group rather than their individual nature
2
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state the three elements which make up prejudice
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- cognitive
- affective
- behavioural
3
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describe the cognitive element
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- beliefs held about a group
- in the form of stereotypes
- common but oversimplified views of what particular groups are like
4
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describe the affective element
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feelings experienced in response to the group
5
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describe the behavioural element
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- actions towards the object of our prejudice
- this is discrimination
- avoidance or verbal criticism
- mass extermination
6
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state the 5 stages of discrimination
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antilocution
avoidance
discrimination
physical attack
extermination
7
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define ‘antilocution’
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hate speech
8
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define ‘avoidance’
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- avoiding members of the group
- harmful by isolation
- xenophobia
9
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define ‘discrimination’
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- denying a group opportunities, goods and services
- intended to harm a group by preventing them achieving goals or getting jobs etc
10
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define ‘physical attack’
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hate crime
11
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define ‘extermination’
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the destruction of a group through genocide or ethnic cleansing
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