Prejudice Flashcards
(7 cards)
Prejudice
A preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members
Composed of both the attitude, and an affective component
Discrimination
Behavorial component
Unjustified negative behavior toward a group or its members
Racism & Sexism-Modern/subtle versus overt
Textbook; More modern; Gender stereotypes; Benevolent sexism- more about protecting women then preventing them from achieving.
1.) Hostile feeling linked to a category
Two separate process that, when paired together, can create negative generalizations about entire groups of people
- People feel hostility when they are frustrated or threatened, or witness things that are unpleasant or unjust
- People tend to form schemas or categories and then view new stimuli as members of the categories
*Ex: If store was robbed by african americans; you would associate all african americans as thieves or criminals
Realistic conflict theory- Hostility between groups is caused by direct competition for limited resources
Relative deprivation- Feelings of discomfort aroused by the belief that one fares poorly compared to other people.
2.)Social Identity theory
People favor ingroups over outgroups in order to enhance their self esteem
3.) Ethonocentrism
When you believe that your culture is superior to all others, making them inferior
A class divided
Minimal Group Paradigm; Elliott divided her class by eye color – those with blue eyes and those with brown. On the first day, the blue-eyed children were told they were smarter, nicer, neater, and better than those with brown eyes. Throughout the day, Elliott praised them and allowed them privileges such as a taking a longer recess and being first in the lunch line. In contrast, the brown-eyed children had to wear collars around their necks and their behavior and performance were criticized and ridiculed by Elliott. On the second day, the roles were reversed and the blue-eyed children were made to feel inferior while the brown eyes were designated the dominant group.
What happened over the course of the unique two-day exercise astonished both students and teacher. On both days, children who were designated as inferior took on the look and behavior of genuinely inferior students, performing poorly on tests and other work. In contrast, the “superior” students – students who had been sweet and tolerant before the exercise – became mean-spirited and seemed to like discriminating against the “inferior” group.
