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Adorno (1950)
Prejudice |
Aim: if relationship between persons personality type and prejudiced beliefs
Method: hundreds of people tested using F scale Results: found relationship between personality and prejudiced beliefs Conclusion: there is an authoritarian personality and people with these characteristics are highly likely to be prejudice against others. Characteristics that made up the authoritarian personality included; stick to routines, traditional views etc |
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Sherif (1961)
Developing Prejudice |
Aim: prejudice develops when groups are in competition for scarce resources
Method: American summer camp for 22 white middle class boys. split into two random teams and gotten settled away from opposing group so they were unaware of the other group. After a while groups discovered eachother. staff introduced series of competitions with prizes for winners. Results: quickly the two teams became very unpleasant with name calling and violence Conclusion: competition cause of prejudice |
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Tajfel (1970)
In-groups and out-groups |
Aim: how easily people discriminate against their out-groups
Method: 14-15 year old boys assigned to two groups randomly, where each given a game to play. Game awarded points to both teams. Told points swapped for prizes after Results: boys awarded point by choosing pairings that had the largest difference so they would get more points than the pair they were against. Conclusion: people easily discriminate against their out group |
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Harwood (2003)
Prejudice |
Aim: childrens view of elderly
Method: asked children and their grandparents about their relationships. children questioned about their views on elderly in general. Results: Children who had regular contact with grandparents more positive views of elderly Conclusion: contact with grandparents good predictor of their attitudes to elderly |
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Sherif PART 2 (1961)
Reducing prejudice |
Aim: get boys become friends again
Method: arranging group activities such as meals out and cinemas Results: boys continued to fight so sherif set up situation where truck got stuck in mud and needed pulling out otherwise would miss dinner. was successful as task needed everyone to complete Conclusion: cooperation on tasks reduces prejudice |
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Aronson
Reducing prejudice |
Aim: eliminating prejudice between black and white students in Texas school
Method: developed Jigsaw puzzle method. students put into mixed race groups. Each had to take responsibility for part of lesson and become experts on the part and pass on knowledge to next group of students. Results: successful as each student was responsible for own learning as well as others. Conclusion: students interviewed afterwards said: improved self esteem, increased liking of classmates, improved perceptions of the racial groups |
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Eliott (1970)
Reducing discrimination |
Aim: teach class what its like to be victims of discrimination
Method: told her class: blue eyed children smarter, better and more superior than brown eyed children. Blue eyed can play in play ground and use drinking fountain, brown eyed cant and not allowed to play with blue eyed as not good enough. Results: Blue eyed children delighted, acted superior and vicious towards brown eyed. fights broke out between those who were best friends the day before. next day Eliott reversed experiment so this time brown eyes superior. She found the brown eyes acted like the blue eyes the day before, proud and arrogant and the blue eyes felt inferior Conclusion: by getting the children to experience what it was like to be victims of discrimination, would mean they would grow up to be more tolerant towards others. |
