POL SCI 61A Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Broad Brush
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For him to have spent the entirety of his life in new york, and to have a lot of stereotypes on blacks, it shows that he hasn"t had very many interactions with blacks. Physiologically attributing yourself to a certain group. Solidarity: strong identification with and positive affect towards the group. It"s more than just thinking about solidarity and translating to political decisions. Central belief that individual black"s fate is tied to the fate of the group, and vice versa. Before the commercial break they hint that someone did the crime during the commercials, you"re hoping that it isn"t a member of your group. It allows members of outgroups to paint a broad brush the whole group. The sense of linked fate can help or hurt. Rooted in historical narratives of black experience. Minority gains perceived to be at the expense of whites. There"s an increasingly strict attribution of race and religion to party.