Gcse Prejudice 1
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Prejudice Prejudice An attitude whereby we An attitude whereby we predict the outcome of predict the outcome of social interactions social interactions
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Transcript of Gcse Prejudice 1
PrejudicePrejudice
An attitude whereby we An attitude whereby we predict the outcome of social predict the outcome of social interactionsinteractions
PREJUDICEPREJUDICE
Three ComponentsThree Components Cognitive (stereotype)Cognitive (stereotype) Affective (attitudinal)Affective (attitudinal) Behavioural (discriminatory)Behavioural (discriminatory)
STEREOTYPESSTEREOTYPES
Stereotypes are a Stereotypes are a shared role schemashared role schema relating to a particular relating to a particular identifiableidentifiable
social social groupgroup
An aid to rapid social judgementAn aid to rapid social judgement
They are an They are an oversimplifiedoversimplified & & overover generalisedgeneralised abstraction abstraction
People are characterised on highly People are characterised on highly visible characteristics e.g.visible characteristics e.g.
AgeAge GenderGender RaceRace AttractivenessAttractiveness
All members of that category or All members of that category or social grouping are attributed with social grouping are attributed with possessing the same characteristicspossessing the same characteristics
Any individual perceived to belong to Any individual perceived to belong to that category is attributed with that category is attributed with possessing those stereotypic possessing those stereotypic characteristicscharacteristics
PREJUDICEPREJUDICE
Three ComponentsThree Components Cognitive (stereotype)Cognitive (stereotype) Affective (attitudinal)Affective (attitudinal) Behavioural (discriminatory)Behavioural (discriminatory)
prejudge
PrejudicePrejudice
An attitude whereby we predict the outcome An attitude whereby we predict the outcome of social interactionsof social interactions
E.g. Germans: Now watch the clip.E.g. Germans: Now watch the clip.
