PSYCH 414 Lecture Notes - Heterosexism, Stereotype
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White guy shot a black kid because he said he was attacking him. Modern racism: outwardly acting unprejudiced while inwardly maintaining prejudiced views. Influence behaviors we"re not monitoring or cannot control. Identifying weapons (correll, park, judd and wittenbrink) Influences behaviors that people are monitoring and can control. Sentences recommended for black defendant (dovidio et al. , 1998) Between sexes (based in part on physical differences) How to reduce prejudice: persuasive communications, self-esteem approach, use principles from dissonance theory, social cognition approach, break down in-group/outgroup boundaries, practice not being hateful towards a group to get rid of prejudice. Contact hypothesis: mutual interdependence (boot camp, they have to rely on each other, a common goal, equal status, contacts with several members of outgroup, social norms of equality. Informal, one-on-one contact (get to know each other: result of sept. 11 terrorist attacks, a bringing together of diverse american groups.
