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prejudice
negative emotional responses based on group membership TERM 2
discrimination
DEFINITION 2 negative behaviors directed toward members of different social groups TERM 3
stereotypes
DEFINITION 3 beliefs about social groups in terms of the traits or characteristics that they are believed to share TERM 4
risk averse
DEFINITION 4 we weigh possible losses more heavily than equivalent potential gans; as a result, we respond more negatively to changes that are framed as potential losses (i.e. the loss of a dollar is perceived as more negative than the inverse of gaining a dollar is positive) TERM 5
gender stereotypes
DEFINITION 5 stereotypes concerning the traits possessed by females and males that distinguish them from each other (Bruce/Brenda story, boy raised as a girl)
characteristic discrimination categories
- Race2) Gender3) Nationality4) Color5) Creed TERM 7
glass ceiling
DEFINITION 7 barriers based on attitudinal or organizational bias that prevent qualified females from advancing to high-level positions TERM 8
glass cliff effect
DEFINITION 8 choosing women for leadership positions that are risky or when the outcome is more likely to result in failure TERM 9
tokenism
DEFINITION 9 hiring based on group membership; concerns a numerically infrequent presence of members of a particular category(ihirees self-confidence takes a hit if they realize they were hired as a token to avoid discriminant policies within a business; a technique for letting prejudiced people off the hook) TERM 10
singlism
DEFINITION 10 stereotyping and discrimination directed to people who are single; assumed traits of single candidates viewed as inferior to assumed traits of married candidates
threat
primarily concerns fear that our groups interests will be undermines or our self-esteem is in jeopardy (see "risk averse") TERM 17
zero-sum outcomes
DEFINITION 17 those that only one person or group can have; so, if one group gets them, the other group cannot TERM 18
realistic conflict theory
DEFINITION 18 the view that prejudice stems from direct competitions between various social groups over scarce and valued resources (i.e. summer camp competitions) TERM 19
superordinate goals
DEFINITION 19 goals that can only be achieved by cooperation between groups(i.e. fix water supply) TERM 20
social identity theory
DEFINITION 20 a theory concerned with the consequences of perceiving ourselves as a member of a social group and identifying with it
modern racism
more subtle beliefs than blatant feelings of superiority TERM 22
crab mentality
DEFINITION 22 appealing to envy; "if I can't have it, then nobody can" mentality; viewed asshort-sighted, non-constructive thinking among a group TERM 23
social learning view
DEFINITION 23 the view that prejudice is acquired through direct and vicarious experiences in much the same manner as other attitudes (i.e. observational learning and attitude acquisition) TERM 24
contact hypothesis
DEFINITION 24 the view that increased contact between members of various social groups can be effective in reducing prejudice between them TERM 25
recategorization
DEFINITION 25 shifts in the boundaries between our ingroup ("us") and some outgroup ("them")
