Groups
Groups are collections of people who identify and interact with one another and are united…
AAMC Outline
Role
A role is a set of rules or norms that function as plans or blueprints…
Status
Social status refers to one’s standing in the community and his position in the social…
Stereotype Threat
Stereotype Threat is the experience of anxiety or concern in a situation where a person…
Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
Self-fulfilling prophecies refers to a phenomenon in which the expectations of a person or event…
Ethnocentrism
Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s group is of central importance and includes the tendency…
Stigma
Stigma is the societal disapproval and judgment of a person or group of people because…
Stereotypes
Stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about groups of people based on characteristics (race, gender, sexual, orientation,…
Processes that Contribute to Prejudice
There are many processes that contribute to prejudice, such as power, prestige, and class. When…
How Perceptions of the Environment Shape Our Perceptions of Others
The influence of our perceptions of the environment affects our attributions and perceptions of people.…