Sociology 2234E Lecture Notes - Acculturation, Breaking Free, Social Dominance Orientation

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2234E
• Professor: Brendan Murphy

Document Summary

Prejudice is widespread, affecting all of us majority group embers as well as minorities. Nationality, gender, sexual preference, religion, age, and even profession or hobbies can leave us vulnerable to prejudice. Refers to a general attitude structure and its affective (emotional) component: can involve either positive or negative affect, usually is a hostile or negative attitude. Based solely on their membership in that group. A 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 members. Discrimination is the behavioural component of prejudice. Includes unjustified, negative, or harmful action towards a member of a group, simply because of the person"s membership in the group. Ethnocentrism: a general belief that your ethnic group is superior to al other ethnic groups, membership in the ethnic group is a primary criterion in. In evaluating or making judgments concerning other individuals.