2. PREJUDICE AND
DISCREMINATION
PREJUDICE:
Making a decision before becoming aware of the
relevant facts of a case.
According to the Gordon Allport:
"feeling, favourable or unfavourable, toward a person
or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience.“
DISCRIMINATION:
Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of pr
ejudice
3. TYPES OF PREJUDICES
SEXISM :
The term sexism is generally linked to negative female
sentiments that derive from the belief that females are
worth less or less capable than males.
racism :
The belief that races exist, that physical characteristics
determine cultural traits, and that racial characteristics
make some groups superior.
AGEISM :
Ageism is a type of discrimination that involves prejudice
against people based upon their age.
4. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
INGROUP AND OUTGROUP
INGROUP
An in group, is a social group to which a
person psychologically identifies as being a
member.
OUTGROUP:
An out group is a social group to which an
individual does not identify.
5. SCAPE GOATING
Scapegoat theory is a social psychological term that relates
to prejudice.
According to this theory, people may be prejudice toward a
group in order to vent their anger.
In essence, they use the group they dislike as their target for
all of their anger as a vent.
Example :the Germans used the Jews as scapegoats for all
of their countries problems, focused all of their anger on
the Jews, allowed their anger and hatred to build, and
focused all of their anger, frustration, and problems on the
Jews.
6. HOW PEOPLE FEAR
PREJUDICE??
Social Identity:
This theory addresses the ways in which people perceive and
categorize themselves.
According to social identity theory, individuals form self-
conceptions that are based on two parts:
1) personal or self identity, and 2) collective identity.
Social Comparison:
Social comparison theory states that we determine our own
social and personal worth based on how we stack up
against others.
Example: attractiveness, wealth, intelligence, and success
7. JIGSAW CLASSROOM
It was conducted by Elliot Aronson in 1971
It was compared traditional competitive classroom
learning with interdependent cooperative learning.
The experiment, conducted in the Austin,
Texas school system following desegregation, was
spurred by interracial fighting between students in
the schools.
The experiment involved forming learning groups
(jigsaw groups) where each student relied on other
students in their group to acquire information
necessary to succeed on an exam.
8. EQUAL STATUS CONTACT
Equal-status contact refers to a contact on an equal
basis.
Just as a relationship between people of unequal
status breeds attitudes consistent with their
relationship, so do relationships between those of
equal status.
Thus, to reduce prejudice, interracial contact should
be between persons equal in status.
