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PSY 331 Social PSY Lecture 15Previous LectureVideo IllustrationWatch “A class Divided” Video- The video was about how the attitudes are towards members of specific social group that suggests they deserve inferior social status or superior social status.- Need watch and understand how the behavior is effected of the people in inferior social status group.Current lecture OutlineI. StereotypeII. Prejudice III. Stereotype vs. prejudiceIV. DiscriminationV. Formation of StereotypeVI. CategorizationCurrent LectureStereotype- Stereotypeo Definition: set of beliefs and expectations about members of a small social groupo Generalization Ignores possibility of individual variationo Can be positive or negative. Prejudice- Definition: attitude towards members of specific social group that suggests they deserve inferior social StatusThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Racism, sexism etc.o Typically directly negative But can be mixed Example: ambivalent sexismStereotype vs. Prejudice- Stereotype: can contain multiple beliefso Some positive, some negative, some neutral Example: honest, corn-loving hicks- Prejudice: overall evaluations of these individual componentso From like to dislike, good to bad etc.Discrimination- Definition: negative action toward members of specific social groupo Attitudes vs. behavioro Can have stereotypes & prejudice w/o discrimination- When do attitudes predict behaviors?o Example: Iowans in my corporation- Possible functions of stereotypeso Provide info about otherso Schema: fill in the gaps- Simplify complex worldo Inundated w/ often contradictory info o when strategies are consensual:o simplify communication  label conveys much infoo system Justification high status groups justify being on top- Video?- “Might makes right?”o Example: European colonizationo Notice greater implications!Formation of stereotype- Categorizationo We tend to categorize others into groupso Why? Maximize relevant info, minimize irrelevant Efficiently make sense of things Evolution: good to know “us” from “them”Categorization- “us” vs. “Them: is direct consequence- In group observer belongs to “them”- Multiple categories can applyo Depends on circumstances- Consequences of categorizationo Within group assimilation: members of group perceived as more similar than when viewed as aggregate of individuals. o Between groups contrast: members of different groups perceived as more different than when viewed as


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