Week 6 Lectures Flashcards
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What is modern-symbolic prejudice?
Modern-symbolic prejudice portrays certain groups (e.g., Blacks) as morally inferior and rationalizes discrimination. Examples include beliefs that minorities demand too much or have received more than they deserve.
What is Jim Crow racism?
An old-fashioned, explicit form of racism involving beliefs in racial superiority, maintaining racial segregation, and enforcing social order to favor Whites.
What is aversive prejudice?
A subtle form of prejudice where people avoid contact with certain groups and exhibit pro-minority bias when necessary, but show pro-ingroup bias in ambiguous situations.
A subtle form of prejudice where people avoid contact with certain groups and exhibit pro-minority bias when necessary, but show pro-ingroup bias in ambiguous situations.
Ambivalent prejudice refers to accepting racial equality but holding lingering negative attitudes, often resulting in conflicting positive and negative beliefs toward outgroups.
How do economic perspectives explain prejudice?
Realistic Conflict Theory: Prejudice and discrimination arise from competition for limited resources, especially during economic hardship. Groups most affected by another group’s progress show the strongest prejudice.
What did Sherif’s Robber’s Cave experiment demonstrate?
Intergroup hostility developed when two groups of boys competed for rewards. Cooperation toward superordinate goals (like fixing a broken water supply) reduced hostility.
How does the motivational perspective explain prejudice?
Prejudice is motivated by a need for positive self-esteem. Social Identity Theory explains that people boost their self-view through group membership, leading to ingroup favoritism and outgroup derogation.
What is “basking in reflected glory” (Cialdini et al., 1976)?
After a team victory, people use “we” to describe the win, associating themselves with the success. This demonstrates how people align with positive group outcomes to enhance their self-esteem.
How does self-esteem threat increase prejudice (Fein & Spencer, 1997)?
Participants who received negative feedback on a test derogated a Jewish job candidate to restore their self-esteem, demonstrating how threatening one’s self-image can increase outgroup hostility.
