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RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE US, 8TH EDITION
Richard T. Schaefer

Chapter 2

Prejudice

Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice and Discrimination

Can be related to ethnocentrism - the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to others
Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups

Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice and Discrimination

LaPiere’s Study
Exposed the relationship between racial attitudes and social conduct
Despite an alleged climate of intolerance of Asians, LaPiere observed that the couple was treated courteously

White Privilege

White privilege refers to the rights or immunities granted as a particular benefit or favor for being White.
This advantage exists unconsciously and is often invisible to White people (Ferber 2008).

White Privilege

White Privilege

Never having to speak for all the people of your race
Watching television or reading a newspaper and seeing people of your own race widely represented.
Speaking effectively in a large group without being called a credit to your race.
Assuming that if legal or medical help is needed, your race will not work against you

Theories of Prejudice

Scapegoating Theory
Scapegoating theory says that prejudiced people believe they are society’s victims
Anti-Semitism—anti-Jewish prejudice and discrimination
Authoritarian Personality Theory
Authoritarian personality has basic characteristics that mean it is a personality type that is likely to be prejudiced

Theories of Prejudice

Exploitation Theory
Exploitation or conflict approach explains how racism can stigmatize a group as inferior to justify the exploitation of that group
Normative Approach
The normative approach takes the view that prejudice is influenced by societal norms and situations that encourage or discourage the tolerance of minorities.

Stereotypes

What Are Stereotypes?
Stereotypes are unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account.
Stereotyping in Action: Racial Profiling
Racial profiling is any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the person’s behavior.

Color-Blind Racism

Color-blind racism refers to the use of race-neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo.
The pursuit of a color-blind agenda has created lower levels of support for politics that could reduce racial inequality if implemented

The Mood of the Oppressed

Opinion pollsters have been interested in White attitudes on racial issues longer than they have measured the views of subordinate groups
National surveys showed that the 2008 successful presidential bid of Senator Barack Obama led to a sense of optimism and national pride among African Americans

Intergroup Hostility

It is curious to find that some groups feel they get along better with Whites than with other minority groups
Gangs become organized along racial lines, much like private clubs “downtown”

Reducing Prejudice

Reducing Prejudice

Bogardus Scale – measures social distance
Social Distance - the tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group
Respondents who had friends of different races and ethnicities showed greater social distance
Less likely to have been in each other’s homes
Shared in fewer activities
Less likely to talk about their problems with each other

Reducing Prejudice

Intergroup Contact – equal status contact makes a difference
Intergroup contact between people of equal status in harmonious circumstances will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previously held stereotypes.
Key factors: equal status and presence of a common goal
Avoidance Via the Internet

Reducing Prejudice

Corporate Response: Diversity Training
Workplace Training Programs –most effective is integrated into initial job training, reinforced periodically, and part of the mission of the organization