Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Aversive Racism, Stereotype Threat, Mass Media
17 Dec 2015
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Prejudice and discrimination today although it certainly still exists. Blatant, overt racism is less common today than 20 or 30 years ago, Some groups are still victims of hate crimes. Also, some people have become more sophisticated at hiding their. Some people possess unfavourable implicit attitudes toward prejudice, they may feel negatively toward minority groups but try to avoid displaying discrimination disadvantaged groups but are not consciously aware of these negative automatic responses. Many majority group members have ambivalent, or conflicted, feelings toward minorities. Results: blatant prejudice declined over the ten-year period, when the applicant"s qualifications were strong, participants at both time periods recommended him whether he was black or. Suggests that some majority group members continue to harbour prejudice against minority groups, but either lie about it when reporting their attitudes or perhaps even deny it to themselves. Cognitive perspective suggests that prejudice is the byproduct of. The key element in the cognitive view of prejudice is stereotypes.
