chapter 13

Question 1

1. hostile aggression

Answer 1

aggression that is driven by anger due to insult, disrespect, or other threats to self esteem or social identity

Question 2

1. instrumental aggression

Answer 2

aggression serving mastery needs, used as a means to an end, to control other people, or to obtain valuable resources

Question 3

1. Next, give an example of how the same act could be an example of both types of aggression.

Answer 3

if someone who is insulted in public punches the provoker in the nose, the act is driven by anger and consideration of the acts concrete effects like deterring future provocations

Question 4

2. Evan, who is Black, and Niles, who is White, are debating whether adopting a color-blind ideology is a useful way to reduce racial conflict among groups. Evan is against a color-blind society, whereas Niles claims that people would be better off if they looked past racial differences. First, explain the color-blind ideology. Next, based on the research described in your text, who is correct?

Answer 4

color blind ideology is a form of racism that allows us to deny the uncomfortable differences in culture
Evan is right

Question 5

2. Next, based on the research described in your text, who is correct? Briefly describe 2 arguments mentioned in the text to back up your claim.

Answer 5

forming a new and more inclusive in-group works best in solving intergroup conflict if the original groups retain some measure of distinctiveness rather than merging completely; when the subgroups retain their identity in some manner, it highlights that the contact between members is truly intergroup, that one is dealing with a representative of an outgroup. the positive views that form toward those out group members then generalize to the out group as a whole. cultural differences then become opportunities for learning and mutual enrichment rather than bases for conflict