Outgroup

Self-serving, stereotypical bias is as natural as breathing for most people. However, becoming aware of our perceptions, and how that influences our view of the world around us change can begin. By embracing a concept of practicing responsible perceptions with intuitive understanding, insight and empathy we can check the perceptions formed by our other five senses. Thus, adding to our algebraic impressions for a more complete perception. Additionally, it allows us to correct errors in the bias…

Concepts from Social Psychology in Rabbit-Proof Fence Summary Rabbit-Proof Fence is the true story of three young aboriginal girls who were forcibly taken away from their families in Jigalong to attend a White school designed to enculturate them into becoming good house servants and laborers to White families. Molly, age fourteen, is the leader of the trio, including 8-year-old Daisy, and their 10-year-old cousin Gracie. The relocation and education of “half-caste” children was part of the…

their driving abilities. One source of stereotypes that may have enabled this stereotype is the ultimate attribution error. According to Pettigrew (1979), the ultimate attribution error is people’s tendency to attribute negative behaviors by an outgroup member to them internally, while members of the ingroup’s negative behaviors are more likely to be seen as due to external causes. The ultimate attribution error applies to the chosen stereotype as people are more likely to attribute any bad…

A theory I will be applying to The Meredith March is the George Lakey: 3 Applications of Nonviolent action. (Ridd) Which consists of three concepts, social change, social defense, and third-party nonviolent intervention. Social change which means the goal or change that the group or person wishes to see. In this case, the example would be how James Meredith and the fellow marchers want change within the community. They want to accepted for the color of their skin, and be able to walk the streets…

ethnocentrism, the view of things in which a person believes that their own group is the center of everything. Ethnocentrism nourishes pride, divides people and causes groups to boast, often while looking with contempt on outsiders, otherwise known as the outgroup. In Island of a Thousand Mirrors, the in grouping and out grouping of the Sinhalese and Tamils are what caused the gigantic divide between those of the same country. It caused the “...Upstairs-Downstairs, Linga-Singha wars.” (Munaweera…

When you are declared as an outsider and feel like an alien in your country, that is the grimmest moment for you and your personal well-being. Five years ago, I was marginalized from my society, the society where I grew up in based on my faith. People sharing the same religious background as me were ridiculed and treated as if they were any less human. They were openly discriminated in society and because of their weak status, they could not do anything about it; thus, they became subjects of…

Are individual's stereotypes about other people’s music preferences accurate? Word Count: The topic of research is about prejudice. Prejudice can be defined as “the ‘prejudging’ of someone or something, without having direct evidence to support that judgement” (Williamson, Cardwell & Flanagan, 2007 p145). It is important to understand prejudice as it means that strategies can be developed to reduce prejudiced beliefs such as stereotypes and behaviours such as discrimination. The research will…

Alicia Shull 10-19-15 Endothermy in Bipedal Dinosaurs Dinosaurs are an extinct species that have been fascinating paleontologist’s, and impressing those with recreational interest for centuries. One of the many mysteries associated with dinosaurs is whether or not they were endothermic, exothermic, or a combination of both. It is important to distinguish whether or not dinosaurs were endothermic or exothermic because the determination plays a role in the reconstruction of their ecology. This is…

different from what the speaker thinks as normal or acceptable. However, in today’s world, society is much more tolerant of homosexual people and they have become a much more integrated part of society. “Fag” was used to develop an ingroup and an outgroup but homosexuals have become more welcomed into the ingroup. Therefore, the word is very rarely used in with its original intent. This idea can be seen in the episode when Big Gay Al gives a speech to the gay community of South Park where he…

This essay will discuss how groups are good for your health by delving into the notion of social identity and the social support a group gives. Haslam et. al. (2009) defines a group as relating various social entities, defined in a broad sense as relational structures we engage with and help to define who we are as an individual. Tajfel & Turner (1979) proposed the Social Identity Theory that claims that the groups which people belonged to were an important source of pride and self-esteem.…