Description
With an interdisciplinary social psychological perspective, Prejudice: Attitudes About Race, Class, and Gender examines the role of structural inequality and the cognitive dimension of prejudices. Bridging micro, mezzo and macro perspectives, this text considers the role of prejudice in individual cognition, in interaction between individuals and groups and its role in justifying inequality.
Table of Contents
IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE
BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Chapter 1: Introduction: What Is Prejudice?
Chapter 2: Prejudice and Attitudes
Chapter 3: Theories of Prejudice
Chapter 4: The Role of Stereotypes in Prejudice
Chapter 5: Prejudice and Discrimination
Chapter 6: Racism, Sexism, and Classism: Triple Trouble
Chapter 7: Groups, Intergroup Relations, and Prejudice
Chapter 8: The Role of Prejudice in Interaction: Anticipating and Interpreting Others
Chapter 9: Reducing Prejudice
COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SECTION I: PREJUDICE
CHAPTER 1: Introduction: What Is Prejudice?
Common Sense and Social Psychology
Race, Gender, and Class Prejudices
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Three “isms”
Overview of the Book
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 2: Prejudice and Attitudes
What Is an Attitude?
Functions of Attitudes
Attitudes and Interaction: The Attitude–Behavior Link
How Are Attitudes Studied?
Measuring Attitudes
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 3: Theories of Prejudice
Early Concepts of Prejudice
Contemporary Theories of Prejudice
Summary
Key Terms
Key People
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
SECTION II: STEREOTYPES, DISCRIMINATION, AND THE “ISMS”
CHAPTER 4: The Role of Stereotypes in Prejudice
What Is a Stereotype?
Where Do Stereotypes Come From?
How Are Stereotypes Different from Other Generalizations?
What Use Are Stereotypes?
Are Stereotypes Inevitable?
When Are People Most Likely to Rely on Stereotypes?
When Are People Motivated to Suppress Stereotypes?
Three Levels of Explanation: Micro, Mezzo, and Macro
What Are the Consequences of Stereotyping?
Negotiating Reality:“Talking Past” One Another
Focus on Class:The Redneck Stereotype
How Can We Change or Reduce Reliance upon Stereotypes?
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 5: Prejudice and Discrimination
What Is Discrimination?
The Missing Link:Attitudes and Behavior
Why Are Behaviors So Hard to Predict?
Problems in Measuring Discrimination
What Best Predicts Discrimination?
Discrimination and the Law
Focus on Gender: Gender Discrimination or Gendered Choices?
Reducing Discrimination in Everyday Life
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 6: Racism, Sexism, and Classism: Triple Trouble
What Is Social Structure?
Racism, Sexism, and Classism
The Structure of Advantage
Building Prejudices into Social Structure
Intersection of Race, Gender, and Class
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
SECTION III: THE DYNAMICS OF PREJUDICE
CHAPTER 7: Groups, Intergroup Relations, and Prejudice
Types of Groups
Group Dynamics and Prejudice
Intergroup Relations
Individualism Versus Collectivism
Leadership
Leadership and Sources of Authority
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 8: The Role of Prejudice in Interaction: Anticipating and Interpreting Others
Sociological Perspectives
Psychological Perspectives
Changes in How We Perceive and Use Prejudice
Summary
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
References
CHAPTER 9: Reducing Prejudice
Is Prejudice Declining?
Micro-Level Strategies
Mezzo-Level Strategies—Group Intervention
Macro-Level Strategies—Structural Changes
Can Prejudice Be Eliminated?
Key Terms
Taking It Further—Class Exercises and Interesting Web Sites
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