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What is attitude?
a cognitive position based on a person’s knowledge, feelings, and experiences about someone or something influencing him/her to behave in a certain way about that person or thing
What is race?
refers to groups of people with common ancestry and physical characteristics
What is Ethnicity?
refers to shared culture and background
What is ethnocentrism?
the act of regarding one’s culture as the “center of the universe,” and hence as the basis for all comparisons with other cultures.
What is discrimintation?
acting on the basis of prejudice
What is prejudice?
an adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of or examination of the facts, i.e., bias.
What is culture?
a way of thinking and acting based on tradition,
Prejudice is ___________
a universal ill
What are the functions of prejudice?
Ethnocentrism, stereotype and categorical treatment, scapegoat, projection, authoritarian personality, societal strain.
Feeling of superiority, others are strange and different, proprietary claims, and fear are what?
Feelings by prejudice persons
Test your knowledge on the definitions of attitude, race, ethnicity, discrimination, and prejudice. Explore the concepts that shape our perceptions and interactions with others.
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