Chapter 9 Section 3 Prejudice Widely held negative attitudes toward a group and its individual members Can be both minority and majority Racism Extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others ID: 225443
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Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination
Chapter 9 Section 3Slide2
Prejudice
Widely held negative attitudes toward a group and its individual members
Can be both minority and majoritySlide3
Racism
Extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over othersSlide4
Discrimination
Treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or cultureSlide5
Hate Crimes
Are criminal acts motivated by prejudiceSlide6Slide7
Stereotypes
Distorted, exaggeration, or oversimplified image applied to a category of peopleSlide8
Functionalist Perspective
Looks at
the dysfunctions created by prejudice, racism, and discrimination
How does it impact the educational, political, economic, and social aspects?
Fosters feelings of superiority among the majoritySlide9
Conflict Perspective
Majority uses prejudice, racism, and discrimination as tools to control minority
Minority groups tend to view each other as competitors instead of alliesSlide10
Symbolic Interactionist Perspective
Prejudice, racism, and discrimination are learned in the same way one would learn to be patriotic
In every day language:
Blacklisted, Blackballed, Black mark, etc.