PSY322: - L6

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• 2015 - The Effects of Sexualized Female Characters in Superhero Films on Women
• Group Norm Theory ^85b107
  • What are the 2 problems in traditional prejudice study?
    1. Studying one prejudice at a time
       • To really understand prejudice, should look at prejudice toward many group
    2. Decrease in expressed prejudice: read or just conforming to norms?
       • There are multiple explanations for decrease expression in prejudice: change in attitude or internalization of prevailing social norm OR conformity without internalization
       • Charlesworth & Banaji (2019)
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         • Implicit Association Test
  • What new perspective did group norm theory propose?
    • Socialization processes: my group believes = my belief
    • Attitude toward other group
      • Contact with the attitudes toward these groups prevailing among the older members of the groups in which they develop
    • Changing group norms will be easier and possibly more effective than changing individual attitudes
  • What are some common “norms” that increase prejudice acceptability? ^a649ef
    • People are less acceptable for people who have done ”bad” actions
    • People are less acceptable for people who is high on competence and low on warmth (disgust)
    • People are less acceptable for people who does not confront norm
  • What are some implication for prejudice acceptability?

    • Its ok to discriminate(hold prejudice) known the unacceptability/break of social norm

    • The public expression toward groups is highly correlated with social approval of that expression
      • Expressing prejudice
      • Evaluating scenarios of discrimination
      • Reacting to hostile jokes
    • The more desirable (i.e., valued) the group, the more people will wish to follow its lead
      • Need to Belong: higher motivation to belong, higher possibility to change
    • When people identify with valued groups that condemn a prejudice, they are likely to work to internalize those attitudes and reduce that prejudice
    • To change prejudice, change norms within valued groups
• Social structure and media
  • Interpersonal vs. Structure prejudice
    • Racism in contemporary society an interpersonal phenomenon that originates from prejudiced individuals OR a structural phenomenon that originates in policies or laws that systematically disadvantage members of marginalized racial groups?\
  • What is the hierarchy-preserving homeostasis
    • Some actors embedded within the larger system (e.g., prosecutors) maintain hierarchy, whereas others (e.g., public defenders) attenuate hierarchy
    • People are assumed guilty by default, (powerful ones always have upper hand)
    • The system disproportionally favours the hierarchy maintainer
  • How to assess structure bias
    • Examine the outcome
    • Ex. disproportion imprisonment rate for black
  • What are some consequences for ignoring structure influences
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    • ★ Read this paper carefully
    • Factor contribute to such ignorance
      • Critical education
      • Socialization
      • Direct/vicarious racism experiences
      • System threats
      • Identity-based threats
      • Egalitarian motives

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