Psychology 2070A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Conventionalism, Canadian Identity, Stereotype Threat
20 Sep 2016
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Mary young director of the aboriginal student services. When she was growing up she was a treaty indian, but being indian was not part of her identity. Students thought she was indian- which was not a neutral term it was negative. She was forced to adopt a new identity, and learned that she would not fit in, she was less worthy than her white peers stereotype is a generalization about a group of people. Identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the group members. Connection to schemas / law of least effort ~ allport. Prejudice is a hostile or negative attitude toward people in a distinguishable group. Discrimination is unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group. Both minority and majority groups can be targets of stereotyping and prejudice. Stereotypes are held most often for social groups (e. g. , racial and ethnic groups)
