PSYC12H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Black Kids, Dementia, Threat Model
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Video: study mirrors clark and wife"s study about which doll (black or white) do kids prefer. Although most black kids thought the white doll was the good doll, this may not necessarily reflect self esteem; maybe it"s because there are more white dolls in toy stores so kids like what they"re more familiar with. Mathew shepherd went to gay bar then 2 men pretended to be gay and befriended mathew, took him outside and pistol whipped him -> mom became activist to change law regarding hate crimes. Up until now, we wouldn"t have understood the target"s point of view. Most of the questions we discovered only pertains to the perceiver"s point of view. Stigma is a trait that"s devalued by society; the stigmatized is discriminated against. Goffman"s 3 types of stigma: 1. Abominations of body: things that make you look diff; e. g. overweight: 2.
