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| Favouring a minority group member over a majority group member. |
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| Policies designed to favour people from disadvantages groups. |
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| More likely to discriminate if you believe you're not prejudiced (if 'prove' to yourself) |
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| Tendency for teachers to mark higher if they think work is from a minority group student. |
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| Pros/Cons of Positive Discrimination |
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PROS: -can increase SE (if unaware)
-can reduce discrimination amongst majority.
-gives minority a chance to 'prove' themselves.
-can be used to deflect accusation of prejudice
CONS: -more likely to be seen as incompetent if employed through 'affirmative action' policy
-reduce SE (if aware)
-Moral Credentialling |
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| Categorization Based Approaches |
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-Decategorization: focus on personal identity. Consider complexity and inclusiveness of group.
-Recategorization: (Common Ingroup Identity Model) common superordinate goals
*Mutual Differentiation Model- 'distinctiveness threat' if feel superordinate identity is going to replace subordinate groups. |
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| Social Identity Complexity |
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Depends on how much each social category overlaps.
High complexity- low overlap- higher tolerance as more perspectives |
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-tolerance -multiculturalism -egalitarianism
Multiculturalism: diversity celebrated.
Assimilationism: minority should adapt to fit with majority.
Colour blindness: race ignored |
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| Communication and Negotiation |
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- Bargaining
- Mediation- help from idependent body
- Arbitration: settlement imposed by independent body
'GRIT': Give & Take |
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Minority group coordinated to change intergroup relations.
SIMCA
Indentification of strength, Perceived efficacy, Perceived injustice= Collective Action |
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