A Decade of System Justification Theory
... one another for members of disadvantaged groups. The first motive is “ego justification,” and it describes the need to develop and maintain a favorable selfimage and to feel valid, justified, and legitimate as an individual actor. The second is referred to as “group justification,” and this is the p ...
... one another for members of disadvantaged groups. The first motive is “ego justification,” and it describes the need to develop and maintain a favorable selfimage and to feel valid, justified, and legitimate as an individual actor. The second is referred to as “group justification,” and this is the p ...
Social Groups
... people are greatly influenced by peer pressure The group is so powerful that most people are willing to say things that they know are not true just to go along ...
... people are greatly influenced by peer pressure The group is so powerful that most people are willing to say things that they know are not true just to go along ...
Chapter Four: Social Structure and Social Interaction
... • Have your students look around the class for status symbols their classmates may be wearing or displaying. Did they find designer labels and expensive jewelry on students, even though those students are not in higher social classes, being worn in an attempt to control impressions? • Expanding ...
... • Have your students look around the class for status symbols their classmates may be wearing or displaying. Did they find designer labels and expensive jewelry on students, even though those students are not in higher social classes, being worn in an attempt to control impressions? • Expanding ...
Contact Hypothesis
... belief change through contact is "an example of the general cognitive process by which attributes of category members modify category attributes" In other words, knowing more about actual individuals in a stereotyped group changes the stereotypes of the entire group ...
... belief change through contact is "an example of the general cognitive process by which attributes of category members modify category attributes" In other words, knowing more about actual individuals in a stereotyped group changes the stereotypes of the entire group ...
Topic_Social_Structure
... Have your students look around the class for status symbols their classmates may be wearing or displaying. Did they find designer labels and expensive jewelry on students, even though those students are not in higher social classes, being worn in an attempt to control impressions? Expanding the ...
... Have your students look around the class for status symbols their classmates may be wearing or displaying. Did they find designer labels and expensive jewelry on students, even though those students are not in higher social classes, being worn in an attempt to control impressions? Expanding the ...
The fear of loss of status
... life. Status depends, above all, on one’s professional role. It is true that social position is often expressed and accredited through a certain level of consumption and what we might call a suitable lifestyle, but this can only be maintained over time thanks to a certain financial position. From a ...
... life. Status depends, above all, on one’s professional role. It is true that social position is often expressed and accredited through a certain level of consumption and what we might call a suitable lifestyle, but this can only be maintained over time thanks to a certain financial position. From a ...
Social Structure - Anderson County Schools Home
... In-Groups-A group that a person belongs to and identifies with Out-groups-Any group that a person does not identify with or belong to In-groups tend to separate themselves by use of symbols, clothes, etc.; they view themselves positively and out-groups negatively; they find themselves in conflict wi ...
... In-Groups-A group that a person belongs to and identifies with Out-groups-Any group that a person does not identify with or belong to In-groups tend to separate themselves by use of symbols, clothes, etc.; they view themselves positively and out-groups negatively; they find themselves in conflict wi ...
The Self in a Social World
... • Being European American or African American, or both, is part of one’s identity. As is being male or female, Christian, Muslim or Jew. • Researchers have found that identity formation is often more complicated for adolescents from ethnic minority groups. These adolescents may be faced with two set ...
... • Being European American or African American, or both, is part of one’s identity. As is being male or female, Christian, Muslim or Jew. • Researchers have found that identity formation is often more complicated for adolescents from ethnic minority groups. These adolescents may be faced with two set ...
Factors Influencing Consumer Behavior
... are hierarchically ordered and whose members share similar values, interests, and behavior Features of social classes are: Those within each social class tend to behave more alike than persons from two different social classes. Persons are perceived as occupying inferior or superior positions ac ...
... are hierarchically ordered and whose members share similar values, interests, and behavior Features of social classes are: Those within each social class tend to behave more alike than persons from two different social classes. Persons are perceived as occupying inferior or superior positions ac ...
Social Thinking: Attitudes & Prejudice
... the next subject and say the experiment was exciting – paid ½ the subjects $1, other ½ $20 – then asked subjects to rate boringness of task – $1 group rated the task as far more fun than the $20 group – each group needed a justification for lying • $20 group had an external justification of money • ...
... the next subject and say the experiment was exciting – paid ½ the subjects $1, other ½ $20 – then asked subjects to rate boringness of task – $1 group rated the task as far more fun than the $20 group – each group needed a justification for lying • $20 group had an external justification of money • ...
intergroup relations and prejudice - Sierra High School Social Studies
... We will explain how stereotypes and prejudice develop. We will also explore how prejudice and stereotypes can be resolved. ...
... We will explain how stereotypes and prejudice develop. We will also explore how prejudice and stereotypes can be resolved. ...
Lecture 5 - Brian Paciotti
... 20% of the white pop. still agrees with such items.) • But most of the change was completed by 1968. There has also been a decline in support for reducing existing racial and gender inequalities. • For example, the Civil Rights movement and the urban rebellions of the 1960’s seems to have driven a g ...
... 20% of the white pop. still agrees with such items.) • But most of the change was completed by 1968. There has also been a decline in support for reducing existing racial and gender inequalities. • For example, the Civil Rights movement and the urban rebellions of the 1960’s seems to have driven a g ...
social psychology practice test - Grand Haven Area Public Schools
... Which of the following situations should produce the greatest cognitive dissonance? A soldier is forced to carry out orders he finds disagreeable. A student who loves animals has to dissect a cat in order to pass biology. As part of an experiment, a subject is directed to deliver electric shocks to ...
... Which of the following situations should produce the greatest cognitive dissonance? A soldier is forced to carry out orders he finds disagreeable. A student who loves animals has to dissect a cat in order to pass biology. As part of an experiment, a subject is directed to deliver electric shocks to ...
Unit 13 Study Guide (chapter 18)
... C) social exchange theory. D) evolutionary psychology. E) two-factor theory. ____ 8. According to cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is most likely to occur when: A) a person's behavior is not based on strongly held attitudes. B) two people have conflicting attitudes and find themselves in disa ...
... C) social exchange theory. D) evolutionary psychology. E) two-factor theory. ____ 8. According to cognitive dissonance theory, dissonance is most likely to occur when: A) a person's behavior is not based on strongly held attitudes. B) two people have conflicting attitudes and find themselves in disa ...
Slide 1
... a person’s self-concept and self-esteem not only derive from personal identity and accomplishments, but from the status and accomplishments of the various groups to which the person belongs ...
... a person’s self-concept and self-esteem not only derive from personal identity and accomplishments, but from the status and accomplishments of the various groups to which the person belongs ...
File - Francis Social Studies
... If you had done this activity on your own would your answers have been different? Explain why. If you had done this activity with one of your primary groups, would your answers have been different? Explain why. ...
... If you had done this activity on your own would your answers have been different? Explain why. If you had done this activity with one of your primary groups, would your answers have been different? Explain why. ...
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY social perception and attitudes
... aspect of their self-concept. B) the extent to which the prevailing context provides ground for comparison between groups. ...
... aspect of their self-concept. B) the extent to which the prevailing context provides ground for comparison between groups. ...
SOCIOLOGY: PERSPECTIVE, THEORY, AND METHOD
... In making evaluations and decisions Assessing our attitudes & behavior ...
... In making evaluations and decisions Assessing our attitudes & behavior ...
Dissonance Slides
... •Questioning the basic assumptions that greater rewards lead to an increase in behavior and that greater punishments are more effective •Showing that dissonance can produce long-term change •Demonstrating dissonance can affect important (major) issues •Use of a “new” experimental methodology (“exper ...
... •Questioning the basic assumptions that greater rewards lead to an increase in behavior and that greater punishments are more effective •Showing that dissonance can produce long-term change •Demonstrating dissonance can affect important (major) issues •Use of a “new” experimental methodology (“exper ...
Global Consumer Culture
... leadership and social class Ideas come from all levels in their own way following trickle across theory The subtle distinctions pertain to luxurious fabrication and brand, that denote cost, and possibly class ...
... leadership and social class Ideas come from all levels in their own way following trickle across theory The subtle distinctions pertain to luxurious fabrication and brand, that denote cost, and possibly class ...
NC Level 6 Revision Workshop 3 Tasks Weberian Theoryhot!
... between class and status is obvious if you use the example of someone who likes drinking, smoking, eating chips, playing darts and pool and reading the Sun who suddenly wins the lottery. Although, in Weberian terms they are now of the same class (economic position) of the very wealthy, their tastes ...
... between class and status is obvious if you use the example of someone who likes drinking, smoking, eating chips, playing darts and pool and reading the Sun who suddenly wins the lottery. Although, in Weberian terms they are now of the same class (economic position) of the very wealthy, their tastes ...
Identifying and Challenging Stereotypes: An
... about people who belong to these ‘negative’ groups. Stereotypes are exaggerated generalizations. Based on our beliefs regarding the characteristics, attributes and behaviors of members of a particular group. Groups can include those of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation etc. ...
... about people who belong to these ‘negative’ groups. Stereotypes are exaggerated generalizations. Based on our beliefs regarding the characteristics, attributes and behaviors of members of a particular group. Groups can include those of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation etc. ...
Group Influence and Prejudice
... Outgroup: Those perceived as different from one’s ingroup. Ingroup Bias: The tendency to favor one’s own group. ...
... Outgroup: Those perceived as different from one’s ingroup. Ingroup Bias: The tendency to favor one’s own group. ...