RST 230 Exam 1 Study Guide
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Theories of discrimination 1. Displacement/scapegoat:
People displace their frustrating feelings toward other individuals who are not in the position to
retaliate
2. authoritarian personality:
a) Prejudice is a form of psychopathology resulting from personality orientations developed in
childhood
b) The authoritarian personalities people rigidly conform to conventional values and see moral
values as clear cut, either right or wrong
3. categorization and stereotyping:
People categorize others into outgroup and ingroup, and they treat outgroup people badly
4. socialization and conformity:
Children and adolescence acquire prejudice from their parents, teachers, peers, and the mass
media along with other norms and values
5. perceived racial threat (self-interest):
Individuals develop prejudicial attitude toward others who they perceive pose a threat to their
economic, cultural, political, and social position. Impact on the whole environment, not several
cases
6. contact theory:
People develop prejudice toward those they don't know-lack of equal status contact
7. realistic conflict:
Whenever there are two or more groups seeking for the same limited resources, this will lead to
conflict, negative stereotypes and beliefs
Segregation - what it is and possible consequences 1. Segregation or separation of a group
or an individual in a restricted area by discriminatory means
2. Results in members of the group, or individuals receiving treatments that are different from
other people
3. Form of discrimination
, RST 230 Exam 1 Study Guide
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4. Separate water fountains, seats on the bus, and schools
Stigma 1. Undesired differences which separates the person from others in a society
2. A person has one trait that is negatively valued, and the person is defined by the trait, and
being devalued as a whole person
Deviancy 1. A person is considered deviant if he or she is perceived to be significantly
different from others in some important characteristic, and if this difference is negatively valued
2. It's defined by cultural norms
Self-fulfilling prophecy 1. A person's expectation to another person's behavior can become
an accurate prediction of the person's behavior simply because it exists
2. The labeling of the person may result in the person's behavior being constant with the label
Internalized oppression 1. The tendency of minority people to accept negative
stereotyping about themselves
2. Internalized oppression occurs when an individual accepts the stereotypical beliefs as truth and
acts upon them
Spread phenomenon 1. People act as the disabled person has disabilities in addition to the
obvious and actual disabling condition
2. People unconsciously assume that blind people are deaf
Overexaggeration assumption 1. Overestimating or overexaggerating of the extent to
which a person's disable condition affects his or her rest of the life
2. Ex, disability is not being extended to disable's lives
Questions And Answers|Latest Update
Theories of discrimination 1. Displacement/scapegoat:
People displace their frustrating feelings toward other individuals who are not in the position to
retaliate
2. authoritarian personality:
a) Prejudice is a form of psychopathology resulting from personality orientations developed in
childhood
b) The authoritarian personalities people rigidly conform to conventional values and see moral
values as clear cut, either right or wrong
3. categorization and stereotyping:
People categorize others into outgroup and ingroup, and they treat outgroup people badly
4. socialization and conformity:
Children and adolescence acquire prejudice from their parents, teachers, peers, and the mass
media along with other norms and values
5. perceived racial threat (self-interest):
Individuals develop prejudicial attitude toward others who they perceive pose a threat to their
economic, cultural, political, and social position. Impact on the whole environment, not several
cases
6. contact theory:
People develop prejudice toward those they don't know-lack of equal status contact
7. realistic conflict:
Whenever there are two or more groups seeking for the same limited resources, this will lead to
conflict, negative stereotypes and beliefs
Segregation - what it is and possible consequences 1. Segregation or separation of a group
or an individual in a restricted area by discriminatory means
2. Results in members of the group, or individuals receiving treatments that are different from
other people
3. Form of discrimination
, RST 230 Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions And Answers|Latest Update
4. Separate water fountains, seats on the bus, and schools
Stigma 1. Undesired differences which separates the person from others in a society
2. A person has one trait that is negatively valued, and the person is defined by the trait, and
being devalued as a whole person
Deviancy 1. A person is considered deviant if he or she is perceived to be significantly
different from others in some important characteristic, and if this difference is negatively valued
2. It's defined by cultural norms
Self-fulfilling prophecy 1. A person's expectation to another person's behavior can become
an accurate prediction of the person's behavior simply because it exists
2. The labeling of the person may result in the person's behavior being constant with the label
Internalized oppression 1. The tendency of minority people to accept negative
stereotyping about themselves
2. Internalized oppression occurs when an individual accepts the stereotypical beliefs as truth and
acts upon them
Spread phenomenon 1. People act as the disabled person has disabilities in addition to the
obvious and actual disabling condition
2. People unconsciously assume that blind people are deaf
Overexaggeration assumption 1. Overestimating or overexaggerating of the extent to
which a person's disable condition affects his or her rest of the life
2. Ex, disability is not being extended to disable's lives
