PSYC 363 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Symbolic Racism, White Privilege, Intersectionality
4 Oct 2018
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Psyc 363 wk 2 privilege, disadvantage & intersectionality -1. Johnson: privilege exists when on group has something of value that is denied to others simply because of the social category they belong to, rather than anything they have done or failed to do . Benefits associated with membership in high-status groups in society, denied to others who do not share that group membership. Social identity theory: we are motivated to see our groups as positive, distinct from other groups. For privileged groups, this means holding onto high-status markers. May play a role in heterosexuals" opposition to same-sex marriage; generally more support for civil unions (vs marriage) (schmitt, lehmiller & walsh, 2007) Threat to identity only - same-sex marriage has no effect on absolute status of married heterosexuals. The idea of having to give up privilege threatens identity, and results in defense of privilege: what are the outcomes of acknowledging privilege? (powell et al. , 2005)
