Topic 12__Prejudice_SV.pptx

Prejudice Topic 12 Prejudice Prejudice: o A hostile or negative attitude toward people in a distinguishable group, based solely on their membership in that group • Exists globally Examples: o Negative attitudes towards First Nations People o Anti-Asian prejudice during COVID-19 o Increase in an...

Prejudice Topic 12 Prejudice Prejudice: o A hostile or negative attitude toward people in a distinguishable group, based solely on their membership in that group • Exists globally Examples: o Negative attitudes towards First Nations People o Anti-Asian prejudice during COVID-19 o Increase in anti-Muslim hate groups Anyone can be a target of prejudice based on their membership in a group Three Components of Prejudice Affective Component o How we feel about others, irrespective of our cognitions o Can be positive or negative Cognitive Component o Stereotype: A generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members o Gender: hostile and benevolent sexism Behavioural Component o Discrimination: unjustified negative or harmful action toward a member of a group simply because of membership in a group. Detecting Hidden Prejudices Modern Racism: o Acting unprejudiced outwardly but inwardly maintaining prejudiced attitudes Implicit Attitudes Test: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit o Response time indicates prejudice o Has been criticized o Correlations with behaviour  Other implicit measures o Black/white faces  rate neutral stimulus o Move words ”closer” or “farther” Detecting Hidden Prejudices Behavioural Measures o Job application: vary name or other characteristics to imply gender, race, or other group status Questionnaire Tools o People don’t respond to overt items like they used to o More subtle measures are used What Causes Prejudice? In-Group Bias: o The tendency to favour members of our own group and give them preference over people who belong to other groups o We categorize people o Evolutionary, social identity, self-esteem What we already believe o Stereotypes o Automatic and controlled processing Other factors: o o o o Mood Attributional Biases Economic competition Normative rules Readings Please read the following sections in Chapter 12: o The Effects of Prejudice o Interventions for Reducing Prejudice The End