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Negative feelings about a group.
Note: just because a person has a prejudice does not necessarily mean they engage in discrimination |
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| Negative feelings about a particular ethnic group |
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| Definition: Discrimination |
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| Negative behavior towards disliked group |
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| beliefs about members of a particular group |
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| Stereotype v. Prejudice v. Discrimination |
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Stereotype: Mexican men are short-tempered.
Prejudice: I don't like Mexicans
Discrimination: I won't hire Mexicans |
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- Prejudice can begin as early as age 5.
- Possible to document prejudicial beliefs
- Comes from family and social experiences
- Children's literature can be a major source.
- Example: unmarried people often portrayed as unhappy, unattractive. Also, "wicked step-mother" portrayal. |
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By teen years prejudice largely solidified.
- reinforced through social interactions (affiliate with like-minded people)
- Media presentations
- popular shows, news stories |
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- Old-fashioned racism
- Aversive Racism
- Symbolic Racism |
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Types of prejudice:
(Old-fashioned racism) |
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- white superiority
- segregation of races
- withhold resources from minority races. |
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Types of prejudice:
(Aversive racism) |
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- Negative affect towards minorities
- Belief in equality
- Avoid interacting w/ minorities |
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Types of prejudice:
(Symbolic Racism) |
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- Discrimination doesn't exist
- minorities don't try
- resentment of special treatment of minorities |
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| level of prejudice related to... |
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- overall anger
- belief in meritocracy
- "you get what you deserve and you deserve what you get"
- belief in protestant work ethic.
- work hard, be frugal, no immediate rewards. never be idle |
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