social key question Flashcards
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What is the social key question?
“how can knowledge of social psychology be used to reduce prejudice in situations such as crowd behaviour and rioting?”
What is the AO1 of paragraph one?
Definition of prejudice, crowd behaviour + rioting
What is the definition of prejudice?
Negative attitudes towards groups based on characteristics
What is the definition of crowd behaviour?
People behave different when in large groups because there’s a sense of anonymity
What is the definition of rioting?
violent disturbance carried out by a crowd/ mob
What are different examples of riots?
Police riots, prison riots, race riots
What is an example of a riot?
The Ferguson Unrest in 2014
A young African-American, Michael Brown, was fatally shot and killed and a police dog urinated on the shrine and this caused riots where businesses were set on fire
A black police officer Ron Johnson marched alongside the protestors joining their ingroup making the police be seen as less of an outgroup
What is the AO2 for paragraph 1?
Realistic Conflict Theory
How can the AO2 be applied to the AO1 for paragraph 1?
The black community in Ferguson were poor but mostly populated the area whereas the white community is wealthy but has the police on its side and are in competition for control over Ferguson
The unrest won’t be solved until the competition between different ethnic groups in America is reduced (negative interdependence)
What is the AO1 for the 2nd paragraph?
Racist Chelsea fans
What happened in the AO1 for the 2nd paragraph?
Racist behaviour exhibited from Chelsea fans in 2015 to black male Sylla, preventing him from boarding a train
To reduce the hostility, those identified on the train were banned from games and sentenced to 5 years of imprisonment
What is the anonymity for the AO2 of the 2nd paragraph?
rioters often hide their identity with masks/scarves and as more and more people join the risk of being identified decreases
How can Social Identity theory be applied to the AO1 of the 2nd paragraph?
Ingroups + outgroups
ingroup favouritism & outgroup discrimination- social comparison
inviting Mr Sylla into the ingroup of Chelsea fans to reduce his anger towards their group as he will no longer see them/the outgroup as an outgroup
Superordinate goal
What is the AO1 for the 3rd paragraph?
Social Impact Theory
I= F(SIN)
police impact could be enhanced through increasing the strength and immediacy of police officers, through strategies to improve the overall image of the police in the local area
What is the AO2 for the 3rd paragraph?
Many rioters are not part of the local community but just enjoy being apart of the unrest and hostility and the opportunity to be aggressive. Their behaviour may have a biological rather than social origin. This suggests social solutions may be limited in their effectiveness
What is the balanced conclusion?
In conclusion, reduction of prejudice may rely on strategies of bringing groups together reducing the need for unity through shared opposition to police. However, an analysis of rioting behaviour may require cognitive and behaviourist perspectives
