Unformatted text preview:

StereotypesPrejudice learning objectives:1. What are the ABC’s of social psychology? What are their corresponding terms in the prejudice literature, and what do those terms mean? ABC’s – Prejudice, Discrimination, and StereotypesAffective component – Prejudice – a negative feeling toward and individual based solely on his or her membership in a particular group.Behavioral component – Discrimination – unequal treatment of different people based on the groups or categories to which they belong.Cognitive component – Stereotyping – beliefs that associate groups of people with certain traits.2. Is racial prejudice disappearing? Why or why not? What form is prejudice taking in today’s society? Does this also apply to gender prejudice?Racism today is more subtle than in the past, and often takes the form of what is called aversive racism. Society has sought for decades to reduce or erase racial prejudice. People who hold racialprejudices feel conflicted about them and may seek to conceal them. People also strive to concealgender prejudice (sexism).3. What are the differences between implicit and explicit prejudice? How easy is it to alter or change each of these types of prejudices? What does each of these predict?Implicit prejudice – gut responses that are biased and uncontrollable (e.g. standing further from agroup you are biased against).Explicit prejudice – voiced attitudes against a group; can be overt (traditional) or covert/subtle (modern).Stimulus changes how we consciously feel about a group and motivates us to create or alter our implicit associations.4. Can implicit attitudes affect explicit attitudes? Can explicit attitudes affect implicit attitudes? Implicit affecting explicit – primes that change the associations automatically activated (affecting implicit prejudice) can later change our explicit prejudice.- Colorblind prime vs Multicultural primeStimulus changes how we consciously feel about a group and motivates us to create or alter our implicit associations.- Negation of social stereotypes study5. Explain how the following social sources influence prejudice: social inequalities, authoritarian personality, religion, conformity, and institutions.Social inequalities – Unequal status breeds prejudice. Prejudice helps justify the economic and social superiority of those who have wealth and power.Authoritarian personality – authoritarians fears and hostilities often surface as prejudice. Feelingsof moral superiority may go hand in hand with brutality toward perceived inferiors.Religion – Perhaps prejudice causes religion by leading people to create religious ideas to support their prejudice. Religion tells you what to believe.Conformity – If prejudice is socially accepted, many people will follow the path of least resistance and conform to the fashion. They will act not much out of a need to hate as out of a need to be liked and accepted.Institutions – Social institutions influences can reinforce biased beliefs.6. How do diversity programs affect discrimination? Why does this happen? Diversity programs work towards a fair and equal environment. People are seen not by the color of their skin. 7. How does frustration influence prejudice? Where can this frustration stem from?Frustration (the blocking of a goal) often evoke hostility. When the cause of our frustration is intimidating or unknown, we often redirect our hostility (displaced aggression). Frustration can stem from:- Competition (one person’s accomplishment can be someone’s frustration, i.e. someone else getting the job instead of you).- Difference or Clash in Interests (economy; the 1%)8. How does our social identity influence our prejudice? What is the main difference between outgroup and ingroup members? Do we judge outgroup members differently than ingroup members? If so, how? Social identity is the “we” aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to “Who am I?” that comes from our group. Sense of our personal attributes and attitudes. It makes us categorize, identify with, and contrast against people and groups.Ingroup – “Us” – a group of people who share a sense of belonging, a feeling of common identity.Outgroup – “Them” – a group that people perceive as distinctively different from or apart from their ingroup.Yes because of ingroup bias – the tendency to favor one’s own group (favoritism). People would favor someone who has shared interests and affiliations (ingroup) than with someone who does not (outgroup).9. What is internal motivation to respond without prejudice (IMS)? What is external motivation to respond without prejudice (EMS)? What are the differences between these two constructs? How can motivations to avoid prejudice influence actual prejudiced responses? How can one increase internal motivation to respond without prejudice? Internal motivation to respond w/o prejudice (IMS):- Strong inner belief that prejudice is wrong- Actively work to reduce any form of prejudice (non/detectable)External motivation to respond w/o prejudice (EMS):- Socially unwise to express politically incorrect opinions.- Actively work to reduce detectable prejudice.Internal motivation believes that prejudice is wrong and work towards reducing all forms of prejudice.External motivation aim to avoid social disapproval and work towards reducing detectable prejudice.Motivations reduce prejudices because both work towards reducing either detectable or non-detectable prejudices.One way to increase internal motivation to respond without prejudice is by increasing perceptions of outgroup acceptance.- Acceptance by outgroup increases motivation to view outgroup members positively and reduces concerns with rejection, which helps to foster a personal commitment to reduction.10. How does categorization influence prejudice? When are we most likely to use categories for information? How do we usually view outgroup members, and what is the usual result of this view? Categorization is the natural tendency of humans to sort objects into groups.Social Categorization – the process of sorting people into groups on the basis of characteristics they have in common (e.g., race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation).Categorizing people is an easy and efficient way of simplifying the world and reducing mental effort. It is easy to use stereotypes to form an impression of people.Outgroup homogeneity - most people assume that outgroup members are more similar to each


View Full Document

FSU SOP 3004 - Stereotypes

Documents in this Course
Emotions

Emotions

12 pages

Notes

Notes

9 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

8 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

13 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

22 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

9 pages

Test 1

Test 1

18 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

6 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

59 pages

Groups

Groups

31 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

6 pages

MORALITY

MORALITY

14 pages

Test 2

Test 2

10 pages

Exam 2

Exam 2

13 pages

Exam 2

Exam 2

7 pages

Groups

Groups

26 pages

Exam 2

Exam 2

7 pages

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

14 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

22 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

32 pages

Morality

Morality

10 pages

Prejudice

Prejudice

11 pages

Exam 4

Exam 4

5 pages

Exam 4

Exam 4

7 pages

Test 2

Test 2

13 pages

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

15 pages

Prejudice

Prejudice

18 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

18 pages

TEST 1

TEST 1

66 pages

EXAM 3

EXAM 3

40 pages

Exam 3

Exam 3

19 pages

Exam 4

Exam 4

7 pages

Attitudes

Attitudes

37 pages

Test 2

Test 2

11 pages

Test 2

Test 2

21 pages

Exam 1

Exam 1

25 pages

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 1

13 pages

Chapter 4

Chapter 4

14 pages

Notes

Notes

52 pages

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

10 pages

Chapter 7

Chapter 7

10 pages

Notes

Notes

9 pages

Load more
Download Stereotypes
Our administrator received your request to download this document. We will send you the file to your email shortly.
Loading Unlocking...
Login

Join to view Stereotypes and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or
We will never post anything without your permission.
Don't have an account?
Sign Up

Join to view Stereotypes 2 2 and access 3M+ class-specific study document.

or

By creating an account you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use

Already a member?