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1 online resource (475 p.) |
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Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- 1. Introduction to the Study of Stereotyping and Prejudice -- Defining Stereotyping -- Lippmann's ""Stereotype -- Stereotyping: From Bad to Neutral -- The Social-Cognitive Definition -- Cultural and Individual Stereotypes -- Is a Stereotype an Attitude? -- Positive versus Negative Stereotypes -- Defining Prejudice -- Prejudice as Negative Affect -- Prejudice as an Attitude -- Prejudice as a ""Social Emotion -- The Link between Stereotyping and Prejudice |
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Early Perspectives in Stereotyping Research -- Measurement -- Individual Differences in Stereotyping -- Group-Level Explanations -- The Social-Cognition Revolution -- Cognitive Consistency Theories -- Attribution Theory -- The Social-Cognition View of Stereotyping and Prejudice -- Categorization -- The Cognitive Miser -- The Motivated Tactician -- Why the Emphasis on African American-White Intergroup Relations? -- Summary -- Glossary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 2. Origin and Maintenance of Stereotypes and Prejudice -- The Formation of Social Categories -- Categorization |
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Why We Categorize -- Types of Categorization -- How Children Learn Social Categories -- From Social Categories to Ingroup Favoritism -- Ingroups and Outgroups -- The Development of Prejudice and Stereotypes -- Social Learning -- Stereotypes and Prejudice in the Media -- Stereotype Accuracy -- Implicit Theories -- The Efficiency of Stereotypes -- How and Why Stereotypes Are Maintained -- Selective Attention to Stereotype-Relevant Information -- Subcategorization -- Illusory Correlations -- Motivation -- Intergroup Dynamics and the Origins of Prejudice -- Social Identity Theory |
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Optimal Distinctiveness Theory -- Scapegoat Theory -- Relative Deprivation -- Realistic Conflict Theory -- Summary -- Glossary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 3. Feeling versus Thinking in the Activation and Application of Stereotypes -- Mood -- Types of Intergroup Affect -- Influence of Positive Affect -- Effects of Negative Affect -- Motivational versus Cognitive-Capacity Deficits -- Cognition -- Stereotype Suppression -- Who Is Motivated to Suppress Stereotypes? -- The Neuroscience of Prejudice -- Issues for Further Research -- Glossary -- Discussion Questions -- References |
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4. Implicit Stereotyping and Prejudice -- Implicit Cognition -- Implicit Cognition and Addiction -- Implicit Cognition and Suicide -- Subliminal Messages -- Implicit Memory -- Implicit Prejudice and Stereotyping -- Documenting Implicit Prejudice and Stereotypes -- Origins of Implicit Prejudice and Stereotypes -- The Implicit Association Test -- Dual-Process Perspectives -- Implicit Gender Stereotypes -- Who Is Responsible? -- The Stubbornness of Implicit Prejudice -- Glossary -- Discussion Questions -- References -- 5. The Prejudiced Personality: Are Some People More Likely to Feel Prejudice? |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Psychodynamic Perspectives |
| Subject |
Prejudices.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Olson, Michael A
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| ISBN |
9781462553396 |
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1462553397 |
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