Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Contact Hypothesis, Jane Elliot, Implicit-Association Test

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Sarah Stanton

Document Summary

Mary young was an indian" who grew up on a reserve and moved when she was 14 only to learn the negativity surrounding her heritage. She developed an issue with her identity, although being indian was not part of her identity before moving. Prejudice is a wide spread social behaviour that effects everyone. Any part of you identity can be subject to it, and there effects can be compounded: black immigrants feel more prejudice that white immigrants. Black females feel race and gender prejudice, ect. Race vs jury members: canadians are thought to be boring and nice but are rather similar to the states, race is a common source or prejudice and subgroups of race can be subject to more. Nu es and quebecois: gender, sexual orientation, weight and age can be a source of prejudice. Canadians are more prejudiced to gays that muslims. Prejudices against obese people are on the rise in canada.