PSYC 2120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Symbolic Racism, Dual Process Theory, Ambivalent Sexism
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Prejudice: a negative attitude towards a group of people. Affect; e. g. , i do not like french canadians. Combination of abc"s: affect (feelings, behaviour (act, cognition (beliefs) Subtle forms of prejudice can arise in our preferences. Automatic forms prejudice: priming can contribute to this (ex. Black persons face used in hostile situation can create hostile perception of them: can contribute to life/death consequence (ex. Muslims often get shot by police for defense: dual attitude system, explicit (conscious, implicit (automatic) Stereotype: a belief about the personal attributes of a group of people. They can be overgeneralizations, inaccurate, and resistant to change. Discrimination: unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members. Behavior; e. g. , i do not hire french canadians. Racism: prejudice attitudes/behaviour toward people of certain race. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual le(cid:448)el: a(cid:374) i(cid:374)di(cid:448)idual"s p(cid:396)ejudi(cid:272)ial attitudes a(cid:374)d dis(cid:272)(cid:396)i(cid:373)i(cid:374)ato(cid:396)(cid:455) (cid:271)eha(cid:448)io(cid:396) to(cid:449)a(cid:396)d people of a given race. Within organizations: institutional practices that subordinate people of a given race. Racial segregation (stereotypes about lesser female competence)
