Lecture 10 - Theories of Intergroup Bias

essentialist view

Some people are inherently bad, others are inherently incapable of bad acts

SDT

social dominance theory proposes that intergroup bias is best understood in the context of group-based social hierarchy

in SDT, dominant groups justify their advantages by _________

asserting they are natural and fair

legitimizing myth

belief that justifies social hierarchies

SDO

social dominance orientation is a person’s tendency to support social hierarchy

SDO is negatively related to _____

dispositional empathy

group norm theory

people form their major social attitude based on norms in their social group

internal motivation to avoid prejudice

motivation to behave according to personal nonprejudiced beliefs and values

external motivation to avoid prejudice

motivation to comply with nonprejudiced social norm

(internal/external) motivation is a stronger negative predictor of biased intergroup attitudes

internal

genuinely believing prejudice is wrong is more aligned with (internal/external) motivation

internal

realistic group conflict theory

Intergroup bias emerges when two or more groups have material conflicts over resources

TF conflict is essential to bias

no but does contribute to bias

integrated threat theory

intergroup bias is a protective response to feelings of intergroup threat

what are the 4 types of threat predicted by intergroup threat theory

1. realistic threats

2. symbolic threats

3. intergroup anxiety

4. negative stereotypes

realistic threats undermine ___ and usually result from _____

• material status, well-being, power, existence

• competition for scarce resources

symbolic threats undermine ___ and threaten the ____ oft he group’s members

• group’s worldviews/ideologies

• self-concept

__________ is the dominant' group’s concern about negative outcomes in intergroup interactions

intergroup anxiety

_______ are a devalued group’s sense of threat from assumptions other groups make about them including been seen as dangerous, agressive, etc

negative stereotypes

blatant dehumanization

overtly viewing some social groups as less human than others

what are the 5 points of Allport’s scale of prejudice

1. antilocution - freely speaking negatively of the oppressed group

2. avoidance - avoiding/isolating the oppressed group

3. discrimination - denying the group opportunities

4. physical attacks - committing violence against the group

5. extermination - attempting to eliminate the oppressed group, genocide