Prejudice Flashcards
Prejudice
A negative judgement of a group/individual
Discrimination
unjustifiable negative behaviour toward a group or its members - behaviour
Stereotypes
beliefs about the personal attributes of a group
Implicit bias
Unconscious
Explicit bias
Conscious
Sources of prejudice
Inequality
Socialization
Ethnocentrism
Religion
Inequality (prejudice)
Inequality breeds status
Socialization (prejudice)
It is a learned behaviour from family/relationships/media
Ethnocentrism (prejudice)
where we judge another culture through the lens of our own
use out beliefs to judge right and wrong
Ex. female vs male circumcision
Religion (prejudice)
People less educated leads to more prejudice
people creating religion to support their prejudice
religion itself causing prejudice
Motivations of Prejudice
Scapegoat
Social Indentity theory
Scapegoat theory
Blaming someone else for our failures
Competition fuels prejudice: People are in competition for resources (jobs, food, shelter, attention, etc.)
Social Identity Theory (Prejudice)
People gaining a sense of who they are based on their groups
Categorization: Finding it useful to categorize people and ourselves
Identifying: We gain a sense of self-esteem when we belong and identify with something
Comparing: We compare our groups with other groups to reaffirm the positives beliefs of our group
Consequences of Prejudice
Self-fufilling prophecy: Victims of prejudice may internalize what is being said about you and then become that
Stereotype threat: having Self-perpetuating beliefs
