PSYC 4020 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Aversive Racism, Symbolic Racism, Social Class
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The ra(cid:272)is(cid:373) attitudes are (cid:374)ot conscious: symbolic racism; not obvious. A negative attitude is associated with something other than the target: aversive and symbolic racism is explicit, ambivalent racism; people can simultaneously hold two attitudes that are i(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:374)siste(cid:374)t (cid:449)ith ea(cid:272)h other. They do(cid:374)"t see the u(cid:374)fair treat(cid:373)e(cid:374)t of (cid:373)i(cid:374)orities but believe the system is based on hard work and believe the individuals are not taking full advantage. Social class: social class according to research shows that is used to size people up, example; if their neighbours were receiving social aid there was bia and expressed. Kirby 1999): younge 2003; notion of equal opportunity is used to excuse disparity in economic realities. Prejudice and discrimination: prejudice; an attitude toward others only based on group membership, discrimination: when prejudice attitudes change into behavior. The mistaken belief that two things are related simply because they are seen as occurring together is one cognitive process that contributes to the formation of stereotypes.
