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Read "Role Congruity Theory of Prejudice Toward Female Leaders," by Eagly and Karau, from Psychological Review (2002).

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Read "'By Faith Alone': Religious Agitation and Cognitive Dissonance," by Burris, Harmon-Jones, and Tarpley, from Basic & Applied Social Psychology (1997).

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Explore Harvard’s Project Implicit website.

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Read Chapter 11 in Social Psychology.

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Watch “Sexual Stereotypes in the Media”[Streaming video] Films for Humanities & Sciences (Producer) (2008).

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Watch “Prejudice: More Than Black and White” [Streaming video] from Films for Humanities & Sciences (Producer) (2008).

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Read “Stereotypes” by Silverman & Silverman from Encyclopedia of Gender in Media (2012).

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Read “The Neuroscience of Prejudice and Stereotyping” by Amodio, from Nature Reviews Neuroscience (2014).

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Research on the relation between religion and prejudice is well summarized by Gordon Allport: "The role of religion is paradoxical. It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice." In your opinion, do you agree, and, if so, why might this be true? If you do not agree, explain your reasoning.

Prejudice has traditionally been assumed to be the product of some form of malice, brought about by social or emotional forces. In recent years, however, there has been increasing research on how prejudice can result from cognitive processes, without malicious intent. Discuss how and why cognitive processes can produce prejudice. Once stereotypes and prejudices are formed, how do they come to be self-perpetuating?