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Mizzou PSYCH 2310 - Prejudice day 2
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Psych 2310 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I. Discrimination and prejudiceII. When is it okay?III. Is it decreasing?IV. Prejudice and discrimination still linger in societyOutline of Current Lecture I. TermsII. Theoretical causes of prejudice and discriminationIII. How to reduce prejudice and discriminationCurrent LectureI. Termsa. Prejudice= Unjustifiable negative attitude toward a group and its individual membersb. Stereotype= A belief about the personal attributes of peoplec. Discrimination= Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its membersi. Prejudice and discrimination getting better but they lingerd. Stereotype threat= People do worse when negative stereotypes are primed (self-fulfilling prophecy)II. Theoretical causes of prejudice and discriminationa. Motivational theoriesThese 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.i. May result from when the majority group tries to legitimize their higher status and resources. They want to maintain control1. Social Darwinismii. From our attempts to “demonize” those with who we conflict1. Ex: War opponentsiii. Stronger in certain personality types1. Ex: Social dominance orientated peopleiv. May result from in-group out-group biases that serve to maintain self-esteem.v. Maintained by social institutions, norms, and expectations (self-fulfilling prophecy)vi. Displaced aggression (scapegoat theory)vii. Sociobiology (tendency toward in group bias as highly adaptive and thus evolved trait)b. Non-motivational theoriesi. Out group homogeneity= We don’t get enough exposure to the out groupto distinguish among out group members,1. Ex: People of one race recognize faces of that race better than of any other.ii. Just world beliefs1. Everybody gets what they deserve2. KarmaIII. How to reduce prejudice and discriminationa. Law makingi. Ex: Segregationb. Changing normsi. How do we change norms?1. Contact hypothesisa. Share a common goalb. Interdependencec. Informal contact (work/play


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