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Allison Arbo
Candy Battles
Mollie Beach
Lori Caez
Reed Flanagan
Alicia Jefferson
Can social psychology give us a better understanding of stereotyping and prejudices in our society?
Definition
20th CenturyDidn’t have a well structured identity until
the beginning of the twentieth century Charles Horton Cooley
Wrote “Human Nature and Social Order” in 1902
E.A. RossWrote “Social Psychology” in 1908
William McDougallWrote “Introduction of Social Psychology” in
1908 Added greatly to the popularization of social
psychology
Research on social psychology began Frequent collaboration between
psychologist and sociologist
Folk Wisdom Personality Psychology Sociology
Bread and Butter of social psychology are laboratory experiments
3 TypesScenario/Impact studies Judgment studiesPerformance studies
Formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Deeply embedded in our lives Feathers = Birds Red and Ripe = Good Honda = Reliable
Conventional, formulaic, oversimplified conception, opinion, image
Can be negative, untrue, and unfair Children highly effected Women = Compassionate Asian = Good at Math Fat = Lazy Gay = Effiminate
Act of holding unreasonable preconceived judgments or convictions
Discriminations Cannot be easily separated from
everyday life and thoughts
Racism (Anti-Semitism) Classism Sexism Lookism Heterosexism Ableism Ageism
World War II: Pearl Harbor Civil Rights Movement September 11, 2001 Immigration
Thesis Statement: Yes Definition Stereotypes are part of social
psychology Always there Influence/opinions
Better Understanding
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