Reducing Prejudice Flashcards
(12 cards)
Decategorization
Group members emphasize individual (personal) differences rather than group identity
Common ingroup identity model
Categorization-based approach to prejudice reduction asserting that a common ingroup identity will improve intergroup attitudes.
Social identity complexity
The extent to which a person’s important social identities or group memberships overlap with each other
Multiculturalism
The ideology that diversity in a society should be acknowledged and celebrated
Assimilationism/integrationism/colour blindness
The idea that diversity in a society should be downplayed and attempts should be made to downplay differences between groups.
Contact theory
Originally Allport’s conception that bringing members of opposing groups together will improve intergroup relations, reduce prejudice and reduce discrimination
Extended contact effect
Finding that people are less prejudiced
if they are friends with an ingroup member who they know to have good friendships with outgroup members
Collective action
The pursuit of goals by more than one person. Specifically, it is the coordinated actions of disadvantaged group members in order to change intergroup relations
Tokenism
Performing positive actions towards members of minority or disadvantaged groups as a reaction to the discrimination they suffer.
Tokenism may be a genuine attempt to counteract (prevent)prejudice, or an attempt to deflect the charge of prejudice
Affirmative action
A collective name for policies designed to promote the employment of people from disadvantaged minority groups
Positive feedback bias
The process of giving more positive feedback (or less critical feedback) on work believed to have been performed by a minority group member rather than a majority group member
Reverse discrimination
Sometimes, people will attempt to deflect accusations (turn away the claim) of prejudice by being openly or publicly prejudiced towards people in minority groups
