Words for FINAL Flashcards
Melting Pot
involves the acceptance of other’s difference if they are (or perceived to be) otherwise devoted to the majority group values and goals, such as working hard and being a responsible citizen
Color-blindness
Attempts to consider people strictly as individuals, ignoring or deemphasizing racial or ethnic group or membership.
Social categorization
involves thinking about people primarily as members of a social group rather than individuals, and refers to the process by which we place People into groups based on characteristics like gender or ethnicity.
Primary social categories
Age, sex and race.
Automatic
It is spontaneous and reflective and uncontrollable.
Solo status
Such as being the only woman on the committee, or the only Asian student in a class commands others attentions.
In groups
Look for to a social group or category of which we are a member.
Outgroups
refer to social groups or categories of which we are not a member.
Stereotype
Is a set of beliefs about the members of a social group, and you can usually use them. Personality traits, behaviors and motives.
Just world belief
When other people experience Misfortune or tragedy It is easier to hold them responsible for their plight, than to admit that bad things can happen to undeserving people happened.
Illusory correlation
Demonstrates that the Co occurrence of unusual behavior and a distinctive social category is particularly influential, leading us to. Believe that two things are related.
Cultural stereotypes
Beliefs about people are much different in the U S. Compared to other areas of the world.
Subtyping
Help preserve the stereotype of the general category while incorporating new social information by grouping stereotype inconsistent individuals together with a new subcategory of the original category
Outgroup homogeneity effect
Means we tend to think that they or members of the L group are all alike but we members of our own group or the ink group or collective of relatively unique individuals
Ultimate attribution error
When explaining the behavior of our group individuals we tend to cite inner dispositional causes but when we explain our own actions or those of a fellow in group member we cite situational circumstantial factors