PSYC 261 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ingroups And Outgroups, Riceville, Iowa, Jane Elliot
2 Nov 2016
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Members of the stereotyped group accept the stereotypes. Most believe that men and women are different yet equal. Stereotypes: beliefs about the personal attributes of a group of people. Discrimination: unjustified negative behavior toward a group or its members. Racism: prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race. Sexism: prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex. Prejudice: preconceived negative judgment of a group and its individual members. The we aspect of our self-concept; the part of our answer to who i am? that comes from our group. Ingroup bias: the tendency to favor one"s own group. If prejudice is socially accepted, many people will follow the path of least resistance and conform to the fashion. If prejudice is not deeply ingrained n personality, then as fashions change and new norms evolve, prejudice can diminish. Because of our social identifications, we conform to our group norms.
