PSY 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Stereotype, Intersectionality
3 Sep 2019
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E. g. race, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, disability, race. Differential treatment of white vs. black students by the criminal justice system. Judgments about being an american and speaking english. A conversation with asian americans on race (nyt) Views on race and social groups change over time. 1990"s: influx of irish and italian immigrants. Taking into account historical events, attitudes, etc. helps to inform our und erstanding of prejudice now. Historically, the term race wasn"t used in the english language until the 1600"s. Race is a social category, not a biological one. Important when thinking about prejudice to acknowledge the role of cultural influences. Outside of the awareness of those possessing it. Privilege for one group means disadvantage for another. If you identify as heterosexual you"ve likely never: Had to come to terms with your sexual orientation. Had to come out to others and worry about the acceptance of family and friends.
