PSYCH 321 CH 6
hotel and restaurant owners were mailed a survey asking their attitudes towards chinese immigrants and whether they would serve them 90% said they would reject the chinese
LaPiere study
inter groups will improve when: groups have equal social status groups have sustained close contact groups cooperate towards superordinate goals social norms favor equality group members can from friendships
contact hypothesis
avoid/ ostracize these people. sees group as something that needs to be fixed about society- extreme forms lead to genocide
contemptuous prejudice
feels disgust, resentment, fear and hostility. not mixed with positive attitudes or feelings
contemptuous prejudice
feel envy, fear, resentment, hostility, but mixed with respect and admiration
envious prejudice
this group is a threat- not warm or cooperative towards their group
envious prejudice
judging another group or culture by the values of ones own culture
ethnocentrism
attitudes may coexist with implicit prejudice attitudes
explicit nonprejudiced
colorblindness could be seen as a stigma that make the color blind person feel welcomed in the group
false it would make them feel left out
prejudice is a
feeling
where can people gain part of their self esteeem
front their ingroups
belief that two things are related when they are not
illusory correlation
harder to change than explicit
implicit prejudice
does ethnocentrism increase or decrease when groups compete
increase
one factor behind prejudice; implicit preference for own group is very strong
ingroup bias
which groups still identify with old fashion racism today
islamic middle eastern identities Indians
does illusory correlation support stereotyped thinking
it can
when we think about how unequal our society is, sometimes it is easier to pretend that it exists for a reason
justification of oppression
short term consequences of stereotype threat
lower test scores depleted self regulation
belief that groups in society are hierachical
social dominance theory
the self concept demonstrates that groups we identify with are important to the self
social identity theory
members of disadvantaged groups may still endorse status hierarchy as legitimate; people minimize the extent to which they personally experience discrimination
system justification theory
groups of people associated with envious prejudice
asians wealthy jewish
egalitarian beliefs and internalized negative stereotypes about racial minorities
aversive racism
form of ambivalent prejudice
aversive racism
discrimination is a
behavior
discrimination is a ____ component?
behavioral
stereotypes are a ____ component?
cognitive
steretoype is a
thoughts/ beliefs
the possibility of holding negative attitudes threatens self concept as a fair minded person
true
prejudice is a _____ component?
affective
we like to think that we have good reasons for our actions, especially important things like economy, health, educational, and justice related factors
another example of justification of oppression
randomly assign normal children to 2 groups at camp create an in-group identity through cooperative activities staged intergroup competition boys became hostile to other side required intergroup cooperation imposed superordinate goals
Robber's Cave Experiment
belief that women are in need of protections and special treatment; men need to take care of women
benevolent sexism
negative or patronizing action toward an out group member
discrimination
types of people association with contemptuous prejudice
homeless people on welfare criminals feminists islamic
belief that women are inferior, irrational, and need to be controlled
hostile sexism
small, subtle discrimination, but reflects inequality and produces feelings of exclusion and stress
microaggression
long term consequences of stereotype threat
misidentification with academic area self-fulfilling prophecies
did the reconciliation stage work
no- groups used opportunity for more conflict
who is typically associated with paternalistic prejudice
old people children disabled sexist towards women
process information about out groups less thoroughly than information about in groups rely more heruristics
outgroup homogeneity effect
feel pity and affection, but mixed with condescension and disrespect
paternalisitic prejudice
which prejudice does not give full personhood to the members of its group
paternalistic prejudice
who is stereotype threat worst for
people who want the most to do well
attitude toward a group suggesting they deserve inferior status; underlying these beliefs are feelings about the group
prejudice
prejudice/ discrimination based on racial background
racism
groups develop hostility because they compete for scarce resources
realistic group conflict theory
tried to use neutral non competitive activities to bring peace to the groups
reconciliation stage
prejudice/ discrimination based on a person's sex
sexism
prejudice/discrimination based on sexual orientation
sexual prejudice
general beliefs about social groups
stereotype
the nature of the stereotype and its contents are more about the relationship between groups than about the groups themselves
stereotype content model
when you are performing a task where you know your group is stereotyped to perform poorly, your performance suffers
stereotype threat
attribute that discredits person/group in the eyes of others
stigma
mutually shared goal that can only be achieved through intergroup cooperation
superordinate goal
weight is controllable an obese person is immoral because of moral failing
weight prejudice
are stereotypes generally learned from others and maintained through experience
yes
can both men and women be targets of sexism
yes
can people discriminate without being aware that they are even doing so?
yes
can stereotypes be activated automatically
yes
could the negative component of aversive racism be outside of conscious awareness
yes
is a stereotype a schema
yes
is racism an equal opportunity
yes
