WEEK 2 KEY TERMS
(39) Authoritarian personality- a psychological construct of a personality type likely to be prejudiced and to use others as scapegoats.
(51) Bogardus scale- tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group
(43) Color-blind racism- use of race neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo
(51) Contact hypothesis- an interactionist perspective stating that intergroup contact between people of equal status in noncompetitive circumstances will reduce prejudice
(35) Discrimination- the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.
(34) Ethnocentrism- the tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all others
(35) Ethnophaulisms- ethnic or racial slurs, including derisive nicknames – i.e. honky, wetback, nigger, and gook.
(39)Exploitation theory- a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the United States as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.
(40) Normative approach- the view that prejudice is influenced by social norms and situations that encourage or discourage the tolerance of minorities.
(35) Prejudice- a negative attitude toward and entire category of people, such as racial or ethnic minority.
(42) Racial profiling- any arbitrary police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or natural origin rather than a person’s behavior.
(38) Scapegoating theory- a person or group blamed irrationally for another person’s or group’s problems or difficulties.
(51) Social distance- tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group
(40) Stereotypes- unreliable, exaggerated generalizations about all members of a group that do not take individual differences into account.
(38) White privilege- rights or immunities granted as a particular benefit or favor for being