PS270 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Social Dominance Orientation, In-Group Favoritism, Ingroups And Outgroups
Document Summary
Prejudice a negative prejudgment of a group and its individual members: is an attitude. Stereotype a belief about the personal attributes of a group of people: stereotypes can be overgeneralized, inaccurate, and resistant to new information, to stereotype is to generalize. A problem with stereotypes arises when they are overgeneralized or just plain wrong. Discrimination unjustifiable negative behaviour toward a group or its members. Racism (1) an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviour toward people of a given race, or (2) institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given race. Sexism (1) an individual"s prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behaviour toward people of a given sex, or (2) institutional practices (even if not motiated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given sex. Prejudice attitudes seem to surface when they can hide behind the screen of some other motive. Modern prejudice often appears subtly, in our preferences for what is familiar, similar, and comfortable.
