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- 26.1: Introduction
- This page explores the relationship between human conflict and its manifestations like crime, war, and genocide, emphasizing that prejudice and discrimination are key underlying causes. It delves into definitions, examples, and root causes of these issues, highlighting their significant impact on society.
- 26.2: Understanding Prejudice And Discrimination
- This page examines diversity, prejudice, and discrimination, detailing how social groups influence identities and foster biases. It defines prejudice as a negative attitude stemming from group membership and connects it to stereotypes. Discrimination arises from these negative feelings, leading to unfair treatment.
- 26.3: Types Of Prejudice And Discrimination
- This page explores the instinctive processing of race, gender, and age in initial encounters, resulting in stereotypes despite the significance of subtler traits. It underscores the prevalence of racism, sexism, ageism, and homophobia as significant societal prejudices, often upheld by cultural stereotypes. The dual attitudes model is introduced, showing the contrast between conscious rejection of biases and implicit prejudices.
- 26.4: Why Do Prejudice And Discrimination Exist?
- This page discusses how prejudice and discrimination are perpetuated through social learning and conformity to societal norms. It explains that children learn biased attitudes from socialization, with societal acceptance shaping their beliefs. A study on homophobia illustrates the contradiction between outward rejection of non-heterosexual relationships and physiological responses to homosexual content, revealing complex psychological dynamics.
- 26.5: Stereotypes And Self-fulfilling Prophecy
- This page explains self-fulfilling prophecies and confirmation bias in the context of stereotypes. It highlights how teacher expectations can impact student performance and how negative treatment from stereotypes can cause individuals to conform to those expectations, illustrated through a job interview example. The text also discusses confirmation bias, where individuals seek information that reinforces their stereotypes while ignoring opposing evidence.
- 26.6: In-groups And Out-groups
- This page explores in-groups and out-groups, focusing on their influence on identity related to gender, race, age, and socioeconomic status. It discusses biases favoring in-groups and the resulting prejudice against out-groups, while highlighting empathy as a means for reconciliation.
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