Key Question: How can prejudice and anti-
social crowd behaviour be reduced?
Paragraph 1:
Define prejudice and anti-social crowd behaviour
If prejudice is not reduced this can cause problems within society - discrimination
Real life example: The 2012 London Riots
Result of a strained relationship between ethnic minorities and the police
Tottenham
Police shot and killed Mark Duggan (black man) on suspect of carrying a weapon when
he wasn’t
Full blown riot
Cost the government £200 million to repair damages
Bins set on fire, assaults on police, looting
Social Identity Theory:
Realistic Conflict Theory:
Social categorisation - ingroup and
Limited resources - respect and justice -
outgroup
so competition arises
Social identification - adopt the norms
Hostility and negative interdependence,
and values
wanting each group to fail
Social comparison - compare groups and
Minorities rioting to win so the police
see outgroup as inferior
will lose
Ethnic minorities = ingroup
Reduce prejudice with a superordinate
Police = outgroup
goal - charity event to raise money for
To boost self esteem ethnic minorities
Mark Duggan
adopt the same values e.g hold the same
Benefit the ethnic minority by raising
signs up and the police wear uniform
awareness
To reduce prejudice by having more
Benefit the police by building relations
ethnic minorities in the police force to stop
so another riot does not happen
ingroup and outgroup superiority
Social Impact Theory:
Describe briefly the damage the riot caused in terms of money
Prevent instances like this through SIT
Numbers - increase the number of police so people less likely to commit anti-social behaviour
Strength - increase strength of police, give guard dogs, guns etc to prevent future rioting
behaviour
social crowd behaviour be reduced?
Paragraph 1:
Define prejudice and anti-social crowd behaviour
If prejudice is not reduced this can cause problems within society - discrimination
Real life example: The 2012 London Riots
Result of a strained relationship between ethnic minorities and the police
Tottenham
Police shot and killed Mark Duggan (black man) on suspect of carrying a weapon when
he wasn’t
Full blown riot
Cost the government £200 million to repair damages
Bins set on fire, assaults on police, looting
Social Identity Theory:
Realistic Conflict Theory:
Social categorisation - ingroup and
Limited resources - respect and justice -
outgroup
so competition arises
Social identification - adopt the norms
Hostility and negative interdependence,
and values
wanting each group to fail
Social comparison - compare groups and
Minorities rioting to win so the police
see outgroup as inferior
will lose
Ethnic minorities = ingroup
Reduce prejudice with a superordinate
Police = outgroup
goal - charity event to raise money for
To boost self esteem ethnic minorities
Mark Duggan
adopt the same values e.g hold the same
Benefit the ethnic minority by raising
signs up and the police wear uniform
awareness
To reduce prejudice by having more
Benefit the police by building relations
ethnic minorities in the police force to stop
so another riot does not happen
ingroup and outgroup superiority
Social Impact Theory:
Describe briefly the damage the riot caused in terms of money
Prevent instances like this through SIT
Numbers - increase the number of police so people less likely to commit anti-social behaviour
Strength - increase strength of police, give guard dogs, guns etc to prevent future rioting
behaviour
