SOCIAL INTERACTION

REVEL MOD 10.3

PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
 PREJUICIDE
Literally means prejudgment
Unjustified negative
attitude towards a group
 DISCRIMINATION
Negative, unjustified
behaviors directed at others
because of their membership
in a particular group
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION: ALWAYS
TOGETHER
Common Sources of
P&D
Learning-Stereotypical portrayals in
media; hearing authority figures express
their own prejudices, etc.
Personal Experience-remarks or jokes
get attention; negative interactions
Limited Resources-Dominant group has
significant economic and political
advantage
Displaced Aggression-frustration leads
some to attack perceived cause of
frustration
Mental Shortcuts-whenever we attempt
to simplify our complex social world
A Class Divided
 OVERCOMING
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
COOPERATION AND
COMMON GOALS
Realistic Conflict Theory: Robbers
Cave Experiment
Two groups 11&12 year old
boys and 3 stages
Bonding
Working within group
Competitive
Between two groups
Cooperation
Working together
 INTERGROUP
CONTACT
Increase contact and positive
experiences between groups
Only works:
Closer interaction
Interdependence (goals
that require cooperation)
Equal status
 COGNITIVE
RETRAINING
Taking another perspective

Look for similarities rather

than differences
 COGNITIVE
DISSONANCE
We experience dissonance
everytime we meet someone
who doesnt conform to our
prejudiced views
We may initially maintain
our stereotypes
Eventually with more
exposure an attitude
change can occur
 BIBLIOGRAPHY
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