PSYC 111 Lecture 7: SEPT282016
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Stereotype: beliefs about a group of ppl. members of the group are described in terms of a small number of common traits stereotypes permit one to quickly assess strangers but stereotypes are also overly simplistic and distort the truth. Prejudice: a negative stereotype that causes intense dislike or hatred for members of a particular group. Other reasons why prejudice may be prevalent: prejudice might help ppl avoid feeling bad about themselves. like projection. Groups in competition might have a zero-sum mentality, and prejudice legitimizes social inequities. Prejudice might stem from us-them thinking (if my group is correct and good, then other groups must be incorrect and bad) Jane elliott: you can create racisms, and as w anything if u can create it u can destroy it . School teacher jane elliott decided to teach her class about prejudice by telling her young pupils that blue-eyed ppl are superior to brown-eyed ppl.
