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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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