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23 Cards in this Set
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racism
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prejudice and discrimination based on a persons racial background
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sexism
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prejudice based on a persons gender
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stereotype
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belief or association that links a whole group of people with certain traits or characteristics
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prejudice
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negative feelings towards persons based on their membership in certain groups
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discrimination
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behavior directed against persons because of their membership in a particular group
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group
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two or more persons perceived as related because of their interactions, membership in the same social category or common fate
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ingroups
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groups that in individual feels like they belong to
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outgroups
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groups that a person feels that they do not identify with
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modern racism
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prejudice that surfaces in subtle ways when it is socially acceptable and easy to rationalize
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implicit racism
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racism that operates unconsciously and unintentionally
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superordinate goal
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shared goal that can be achieved only through cooperation between groups
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realistic conflict theory
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theory that hostility between groups is caused by direct competition for limited resources
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relative deprivation
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feelings of discontent aroused by the belief that one fares poorly compared with others
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social identity theory
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people favor ingroups over outgroups in order to enhance self esteem
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social dominance orientation
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desire to see ones ingroup as dominant over other groups and willingness to adopt cultural values that facilitate oppression over other groups
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social categorization
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classification of persons into groups on the basis of common attribute
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outgroup homogeneity effect
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tendency to assume that there is greater similarity among members of outgroups than among members of ingroups
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illusory correlation
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an overestimate of the association between variables that are only slightly or not at all correlated
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social role theory
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small gender differences are magnified in perception by the contrasting social roles occupied by men and women
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stereotype content model
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model proposing that the relative status and competition between groups influence group stereotypes along the dimensions of competence and warmth
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subliminal presentation
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method of presenting stimuli so faintly or rapidly that people do not have any conscious awareness of having been exposed to them
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contact hypothesis
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theory that direct contact between hostile groups will reduce prejudice under certain conditions
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jigsaw classroom
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cooperative learning method used to reduce racial prejudice through interaction in group efforts
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