SOC 103 Study Guide - Health Canada, Infant Mortality, Quebec Sovereignty Movement

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 103
• Professor: Tonya Davidson

Document Summary

Scapegoat theory asserts that prejudice and discrimination originate in the frustrations of people who want to blame someone else for their problems. The theory originated with the work of american psychologist john dollard. Authoritarian personality theory (theodor adorno) asserts that extreme prejudice is a personality trait of people who strongly believe in following cultural norms, traditions, and values. Culture theory asserts that some prejudice is healthy and part of all cultures. It occurs because some belief in the benefits of one"s own culture over others (called ethnocentricism) is healthy, since it unifies the group. Social distance: emorgy bogardus"s concept of the relative distance people feel between themselves and other racial/ethnic groups. Culture of prejudice a value system that promotes prejudice, discrimination, and oppression. Functionalist theory functionalist theory examines the role of prejudice and discrimination. Limited prejudice, they would argue, acts to draw groups closer together.