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| The contradictory attitudes of hostile sexism and benevolent sexism |
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| Authoritarian Personality |
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| A personality type that favors obedience to authority and intolerance of people lower in status |
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| The attitudes of whites who openly endorse egalitarian views but discriminate in ways they're able to rationalize |
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| The belief that increased communication and contact between different racial groups reduces levels of prejudice and discrimination |
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| A behavior directed toward a group of people based solely on their membership in that group |
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| The tendency to hold a hostile attitude toward an individual because of his or her gender |
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| People's ideas about how men and women behave based on socially and culturally defined beliefs |
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| The natural tendency to favor an ingroup versus an outgroup |
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| Jigsaw Classroom Technique |
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| Teaching method that focuses on small-group activities and fosters a cooperative rather than competitive environment |
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| The tendency for people to believe that the world is fair and just; therefore, victims of misfortune deserve what happens to them |
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| Negative feelings toward a group of people based on their race, manifested in more subtle forms of racism |
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| Internalized negative feelings toward a group of people based on their gender, characterized by a denial of continued discrimination, antagonism toward women's demands, and lack of support for policies designed to help women in work and education |
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| Overt, oppressive acts and feelings toward a group of people based on their race |
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| Overt sexism, characterized by the endorsement of traditional gender roles, differential treatment of men and women, and stereotypes about lesser female competence |
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| Outgroup Homogeneity Effect |
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| The tendency to see outgroup members as similar to one another but ingroup members as diverse individuals |
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| A negative learned attitude toward particular groups of people |
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| The tendency to hold a hostile attitude toward an individual because of his or her racial background |
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| An institutional practice that discriminates against individuals on the basis of their race |
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| Realistic Group Conflict Theory |
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| The idea that when different groups are in competition for resources, they tend to close ranks, favoring ingroup members and discriminating against outgroup members |
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| Discontent caused by the belief that we might fare badly in comparison with people in other groups |
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| An institutional practice that discriminates against individuals on the basis of their gender |
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| The process of dividing people into categories according to their race, gender, and other common attributes |
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| Social Dominance Orientation |
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| Seeing one's own group as naturally superior to other groups |
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| Fear or anxiety held by people in minority groups that they might conform to a negative cultural stereotype |
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| Ultimate Attribution Error |
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| The tendency to explain the behavior of groups in terms of internal dispositional factors, without taking the situational constraints into consideration |
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