What is the Nature and Power of Prejudice? 1. Defining Prejudice2. Racial Prejudice
Is Racial Prejudice Disappearing?
Subtle Forms of Prejudice
Automatic Prejudice
3. Gender Prejudice
Gender Stereotypes
Gender Attitudes
What are the Social Sources of Prejudice? 1. Social Inequalities: Unequal Status and Prejudice2. Socialization
The Authoritarian Personality
Religion and Prejudice
Conformity
3. Institutional Supports
What are the Motivational Sources of Prejudice? 1. Frustration and Aggression: The Scapegoat Theory2. Social Identity Theory: Feeling Superior to Others
Ingroup Bias
Need for Status, Self-Regard and Belonging
3. Motivation to Avoid Prejudice
What are the Cognitive Sources of Prejudice? 1. Categorization: Classifying People Into Groups
Spontaneous Categorization
Perceived Similarities and Differences
2. Distinctiveness: Perceiving People Who Stand Out
Distinctive People
Vivid Cases
Distinctive Events
3. Attribution: Is It a Just World?
Group-Serving Bias
The Just-World Phenomenon
What are the Consequences of Prejudice? 1. Are Stereotypes Self-Perpetuating?2. Discrimination’s Impact: The Self-Fulfilling Prophecy3. Stereotype Threat4. Do Stereotypes Bias Judgments of Individuals?
Strong Stereotypes Matter
Stereotypes Bias Interpretations and Memories
Personal Postscript: Can We Reduce Prejudice?
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