PPT-Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination: A Social Psychol

Keith Maddox Department of Psychology Tufts University University of Texas at Austin November 3 2011 Overview Definitions Social Psychology Social Cognition Stereotypes Prejudice and Discrimination. A stereotype is defined as a social perception of an individual in terms of membership or physical attributes. It is a . generalisation. that is made about a group and then attributed to members of that group. . 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. COM 372. Exercise. Where did you see prejudice (specifically, racism)?. Where does “racism” lie?. Who can be racist (sexist, etc.)?. What are some possible causes of racism?. Individual/Cognitive Level. What’s in a Word or Symbol?. Racism . is a negative behaviour based on an incorrect assumption that one race is inherently superior to others. . Discrimination . is unfair actions directed against people based on their race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, language or sexual orientation. . 107 CHAPTER 3 Prejudice and Discrimination 107 W hat causes prejudice and dis - crimination? Why do some peo - ple regard members of other groups with contempt, hostility, and even hatred? Why do p Defining terminology. Race:. Belief that observable differences in skin color (and other perceived physical attributes) are connected to other differences between people; believed by many to be biological, but really there is nothing biologically different about people of different races. . Stereotypes. Discrimination (Individual). Institutional Prejudice or Discrimination . Prejudice and Discrimination. Race and Ethnicity > Prejudice and Discrimination. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at . How many ways are there to discriminate against people?. List all the ways you can think . of.. What problems are caused by prejudice?. What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?. Prejudice. . . www. . t. ikvahedu.ro. What is identity?. What are the most important things . making up . your identity?. “. Men and women are not only themselves; they are also the region in which they were born, the city apartment or the farm in which they learnt to walk, the games they played as children, the tales they overheard, the food they ate, the schools they attended, the sports they followed, the poets they read and the God they believed in.”. WHAT IS A STEREOTYPE?. A fixed, commonly held notion or image of a person or group, based on an oversimplification of some observed or imagined trait of behavior or appearance.. EXPRESSION OF STEREOTYPE. Why do some groups get treated differently to others?. To recap on full course PRE and know the causes of prejudice and recap on the prejudice and persecution. Learning Objective and Skills. Literacy. Presented by Raymond Brown. and Meganne Downey. Ice Breaker. Objectives. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to: . Recognize how . biases create stereotypes and . barriers.. Analyze the . need to unlearn biased . What about prejudice and racism?. Do you think it is possible to be free of prejudice, discrimination and/or racism? Explain!. Bell Ringer!. Have you ever . felt like someone judged you before they really . Prej. vs. stereotypes vs. discrimination. Does it have to be negative?. Does it have to be held by high status group?. Is it implicit or explicit or both? (IAT. ?). Blatant vs. subtle? . How can it be measured? .