SOC210H1 Lecture : Assimilation
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when we talk about the prejudice and the discrimination we also talk about the stereotyping and the idea of scapegoat building b/c they are related. most of the time the sociologists take discrimination as the concept as different and most of the time psychological explore the concept of prejudice and discrimination. three points (from above definition: judgment formed before examination and consideration of the facts y the judgment against certain groups has already formed and it is very difficult to change y. Involves emotional favor of unfavorableness that accompanies the judgment y. I don"t like certain groups unfavorable feeling toward certain groups: prejudice manifests itself in dealing with individual members of rejected group y. some psychologist suggests that in our daily life we always categorize information so they want to know that: how we perceive other groups (in relation to the prejudice and discrimination)
