PSYC 215 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Subtyping, Rebound Effect, Relative Deprivation

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Michael Sullivan

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The nature of the problem: persistence and change. Racism: prejudice and discrimination based on a person"s racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another. Sexism: prejudice and discrimination based on a person"s racial background, or institutional and cultural practices that promote the domination of one racial group over another. Stereotype (associations): a belief or association that links a whole group of people with certain traits or characteristics. Prejudice (feelings): negative feelings toward persons based on their membership in certain groups. Discrimination (behavior): negative behavior directed against persons because of their membership in a particular group. Group: two or more persons perceived as related because of their interactions with each other over time, membership in the same social category, or common fate. In-groups: groups with which an individual does not feel a sense of membership, belonging, or identity.