Understanding and Overcoming Prejudice


This article delves into the topic of prejudice, exploring its definition as a negative attitude held against a member of a group. It explains that prejudice is not the same as discrimination or stereotype,
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Slide1Attitudes That Injure Attitudes That Injure Prejudice
Slide2What is Prejudice? What is Prejudice? Negative attitude held against a member of a group
Slide3Prejudice is not Discrimination Prejudice is not stereotype Discrimination= Unfair treatment Stereotype= Over Generalization
Slide4How do Prejudices Develop? How do Prejudices Develop? Scapegoating= blaming a person/group (actions of others) Displaced Aggression= Triggered by frustration In-group bias= favor MY groups Schema (mental groupings) Halo effect
Slide5Are Some people moreprone to prejudice than others?
Slide6Authoritarian Personality (rigid) Ethnocentrism (see my nation/culture) as “center”)
Slide7How can We Reduce Prejudice? How can We Reduce Prejudice? Communication (doesn’t always work) Early childhood teaching/modeling Equal status contact (Muzafer Sherif) Jigsaw classroom (cooperative learning)