Outline The Role Of Prejudice In Social Psychology

Social Psychology The definition of prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. There are many components which play a role in promoting prejudices. Some of these factors include stereotyping, self-fulfilling prophecy, fundamental attribution error, media, projection, and groupthink. Many prejudices are made based on where a person lives, what they look like, or what religion they belong to. Although these are a few examples of prejudices, there are many others. An example of prejudice is when women weren’t allowed to vote. This was prejudice because men would not let women vote because they were seen as inferior. In fact, many scientists completed “studies” to try and prove the inferiority of women. One study that was conducted compared the size of a man’s skull to a
Because the man had a larger skull the scientist claimed that men are smarter than women. Often, society discusses the topic of stereotyping. Many people are often the recipients of this harsh type of judgement. Stereotyping is the widely held, but fixed, and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. Last week my Aunt and Uncle took their children on a vacation to Disneyland. We saw them this past Sunday after they had gotten back. They were telling us about their vacation and one of the more prominent things I remember them telling me is that security at Disneyland has significantly increased because of the dangerous society we live in. They explained that they are taking more precautionary measures to keep their guests safe. They have now installed metal detectors where their bag check is at. The workers at Disneyland do not make every person go through the