Intergroup Attitudes and Stereotyping

Stereotyping

Generalized beliefs about a group of people.

Historical Context

Influences from colonialism, racism, and homophobia.

Material Context

Stereotypes maintain privilege and inequality.

Economic Intergroup Situation

Economic factors predict stereotype content.

Hovland and Sears Study

Analysed lynching correlation with cotton prices.

As price drops, number of people lynched increases

Lynching of Black Americans

Increased with dropping cotton prices.

Prejudice

a preconceived opinion, usually negative, about a person or group based on their perceived membership in a social group, without considering individual differences

Sherif's Summer Camp Studies

Explored group dynamics such as intergroup conflict and cooperation among boys.

Friendship Formation

Initial bonding among participants before group division.

Group Formation

Boys divided into distinct identity groups.

Competition

Groups competed, leading to intergroup tensions.

Ingroup Bias

Preference for one's own group over others.

Outgroup Stereotypes

Negative perceptions of groups outside one's own.

Robbers Cave Study

Investigated conflict and cooperation between groups.

Conflict Escalation

Intensified through competitions and negative interactions.

Conflict Resolution

Achieved through non-competitive shared activities.

Superordinate Goals

Shared objectives that reduce intergroup hostility.

Categorization

Dividing people into groups influencing behavior.

Minard's Study

Prejudice varies by situational context.

Religious Categorization

Influences attitudes toward migrants in specific contexts.

Context-Dependent Stereotypes

Economic and social conditions shape group attitudes.

Interventions to Reduce Prejudice

Cooperative efforts can foster intergroup understanding.