PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Devaluation, Uncle Leo, Cleft Lip And Cleft Palate
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Let"s take a look at the target"s point of view. We do not know the effects of prejudice and how people cope with it. The lion"s story will never be told as long as the hunter is telling the story. Matthew sheppard young gay man went to a gay bar. Two men went there and looking for a fight, pretended to be gay themselves. Possession of a trait/characteristic that is devalued by society. Abominations of body cleft palate, obesity, scars. It"s his turn: men claim discrimination at work . Volitional responses: coping with threat, blaming, discrimination, limit social comparisons, disidentification. Stigma should lead to lower self-esteem, right: reflected appraisals, self-fulfilling prophecies. Wrong: stigmatized have he same or higher, se than non-stigmatized. Story of how i became stigmatized for protection. Meta-stereotypes: stereotypes a person has about what other"s think about them. 3 effects of stigma: attributional ambiguity, disidentification, & in group comparisons: attributional ambiguity.