PSY100H1 Chapter 1: Chapter1.docx
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Chapter 1: introduction to the study of stereotyping and prejudice. Logical analysis of intergroup hostility suggests that there is no rational basis for disliking others simply because they belong to another group. In-group favoritism & negative attitudes toward members of other groups remain pervasive aspect of human society today. Word stereotype originally derives from a term describing a printing process in which fixed casts of material are reproduced: term was adopted by social scientists when journalist walter lippmann used word. Stereotypes tell us what social info is important to perceive & to disregard in our environment. This process tends to confirm pre-existing stereotypes by paying attention to stereotype-consistent info & disregarding info that"s inconsistent with our stereotypes. Subsequent research has showing that , the content of stereotypes is largely determined by culture in which one lives. There a number of ways that researchers have defined stereotype over the decades.
