Social identity and prejudice
, Rand et al paper – controversial paper
Whats the difference between stereotype, prejudice and racism.
What people call something vs what it is in science are often different.
Intergroup: how one can react
- Consider the ABC’s of Psychology
o Affect – how someone is feeling
o Behaviour – how they act
o Cognition – what they are feeling
- These three link up and in psychology we measure the mix.
Prejudice (Allport, 1954) – an antipathy (dislike) based on false/ inflexible generalisation.
Comprised of cognition (thoughts about a group), affect (dislike towards a group) and behaviour
(intention to act in a certain way). Example (dog thinks cats are bad, they are toy thieves and he
wants to chase them)
Stereotypes
Lippman (1922) – the “typical” picture that comes to mind when you consider a group
Hilton & Von Hippel (1996) – cognitive schema about the
characteristics/roles/homogeneity/emotion reaction that typify a group.
Can be positive or negative. Example (the French like wine).
Discrimination
Allport (1954) – denying individuals/groups of equality in terms of treatment. Argued that this was
due to in-group favouritism – or love prejudice.
Jones (1972) – actions are designed to make sure one’s own group is better or higher than another,
rather than to bring someone else down. Example – the rich get more gold from a hoard found.
Lots of debate around love prejudice – is it the source of out-group hate?
Racism – a form of ethnic prejudice. Contains an affective component – I dislike blue people – a
cognitive component – they are all communist – and a behavioural intention – denying equitable
resources.
, Rand et al paper – controversial paper
Whats the difference between stereotype, prejudice and racism.
What people call something vs what it is in science are often different.
Intergroup: how one can react
- Consider the ABC’s of Psychology
o Affect – how someone is feeling
o Behaviour – how they act
o Cognition – what they are feeling
- These three link up and in psychology we measure the mix.
Prejudice (Allport, 1954) – an antipathy (dislike) based on false/ inflexible generalisation.
Comprised of cognition (thoughts about a group), affect (dislike towards a group) and behaviour
(intention to act in a certain way). Example (dog thinks cats are bad, they are toy thieves and he
wants to chase them)
Stereotypes
Lippman (1922) – the “typical” picture that comes to mind when you consider a group
Hilton & Von Hippel (1996) – cognitive schema about the
characteristics/roles/homogeneity/emotion reaction that typify a group.
Can be positive or negative. Example (the French like wine).
Discrimination
Allport (1954) – denying individuals/groups of equality in terms of treatment. Argued that this was
due to in-group favouritism – or love prejudice.
Jones (1972) – actions are designed to make sure one’s own group is better or higher than another,
rather than to bring someone else down. Example – the rich get more gold from a hoard found.
Lots of debate around love prejudice – is it the source of out-group hate?
Racism – a form of ethnic prejudice. Contains an affective component – I dislike blue people – a
cognitive component – they are all communist – and a behavioural intention – denying equitable
resources.
