Psychology 2070A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Social Dominance Orientation, Realistic Conflict Theory, Social Identity Theory

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2070A/B
• Professor: Alexa Clerke

Document Summary

Modern racism: prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is safe and socially acceptable. Aversive racism: prejudice that concerns the ambivalence between fair-minded beliefs but also unconscious prejudicial beliefs. Implicit racism: prejudice that operates unconsciously and unintentionally. Racism: prejudice or discrimination towards persons based on their racial background. Sexism: prejudice or discrimination towards persons based on their gender. Stereotype: belief or association that links a whole group of people with certain traits or characteristics. Prejudice: negative feelings toward persons based on their membership in certain groups. Discrimination: behaviour directed against persons because of their membership in a particular group. Ambivalent sexism: prejudice characterized by attitudes about women that reflect both negative beliefs and also affectionate beliefs. Stigmatized: state of being persistently stereotypes and devalued in society because of a particular characteristic. Stereotype threat: experience of concern about being evaluated based on negative stereotypes about one"s group. Social categorization: classification of persons into groups on the basis of common attributes.