Stereotypes, Prejudice, &

Discrimination In General
&
Race Based Stereotypes,
Prejudice, & Discrimination in
Particular

Section Goals

Basic Definitions
Attribution Theory
Stereotypes
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Benefits of Stereotypes
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culture
Social Psychology and the concept of race
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Our Interactions With

Others

Interactions With Others

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The process of inferring the cause of
someones behavior (including your own)
Fundamental attribution error
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Just world hypothesis
We get what we deserve and deserve what
we get

Prejudice

Material Costs of Prejudice,

Stereotyping, and
Discrimination
Income

Women approximately 75 cents to the dollar

Net worth

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Latinos $8000
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Health

Physicians 40% less likely to suggest high end diagnostic

tests for black heart patients as for whites

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Material Costs of Prejudice,

Stereotyping, and
Discrimination
One study found white men were
offered better deals on cars:
$109 less than white women
$318 less than black women
______________________(Ayres &
Siegelman, 1995)

Psychological Costs of
Prejudice, Stereotyping, and
Discrimination

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White men perform worse on athletic tasks
when natural ability is emphasized
Black Men perform worse on athletic task when
athletic intelligence is emphasized.
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Black Males Are More Likely

To
Not graduate from high school
Become incarcerated
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Be murdered
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Important Terms
Culture
patterns of
behavior that
are passed
from one
generation to
the next.

Cultural Implications Time

Cultural Implications Relationships

Cultural Implications knowledge

Acquisition

Important Terms
Ethnic group
People whose ancestors were born in
the same region and who often share
a language, culture, and religion
Race

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____________________________

Social Categorization
Thinking about people as members of
social groups rather than as
individuals.
Primary social categories are

Important Terms

Stereotype
A set of characteristics
that are attributed to a
particular group

Stereotypes and the Brain

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New Brain
Evolved Last.
Responsible for
thinking, planning, and
the inhibition of
emotion.
Explicit stereotypes

Amygdala
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Why Are Stereotypes Resistant to

Change?
*Biological view
Classical
conditioning
Stereotypes
become wired in
the brain.

Benefits of Stereotypes
Supporting and
protecting ones
group.
Fitting in
Mental efficiency

You are more like to Stereotype if?

_______________________
You are stressed
You are tired
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You have an authoritarian personality & you are
high in social dominance orientation.

You are Less Likely to

Stereotype If?
You NEED to be
accurate

You have an
egalitarian
personality
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Groups
In Group
The group to which
you belong
Out Group
The group to which
you are not a member
Out group
homogeneity
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The Overall Impact of

Stereotypes
Being stereotyped
impairs an individuals
ability to perform
But why?
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Perceptual bias?
Combination?
Synergistic
accumulation

Prejudice

Discrimination

Solutions

Solutions
Egalitarian Values

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v

The Case for Reparations

For Further Exploration

http://www.theatlan
tic.com/features/ar
chive/2014/05/the-c
ase-for-reparations
/361631
/

Reflection Paper
Implicit race based
reactions.
Developed by
Mahzarin Banaji
Take at least one
One more for extra
credit

https
://implicit.harvard.
edu/implicit
/
http://www.nbcnew
s.com/id/18122831
/from/ET/#.
Uzr72cJOWUk

Other GroupsLatinos

Other GroupsAsians

Other Groups..Arabs