Psychology of Prejudice From Attitudes to Social Action

Name: Psychology of Prejudice From Attitudes to Social Action
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ISBN: 9781433809200

ISBN-10: 1433809206

ISBN-13: 9781433809200

Edition: 2011

Authors: Lynne M. Jackson

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Discussions of prejudice inevitably reveal the ways in which prejudice is linked with competition and social injustice, and the role that religious and political ideologies play in shaping attitudes. This book provides an accessible yet scholarly review of social psychological theory on prejudice with the goal of integrating recent theories about its causes. Several emerging trends and lines of research are highlighted in this book, including: Essentialist and social constructivist approaches to understanding differences; Evolutionary and intergroup explanations of prejudice; Ideological systems and developmental theories; Cognitive processes and social neuroscience; Links among prejudice,…

Book details

List price: $69.95
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Publication date: 1/15/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 225
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Defining Prejudice



Defining Differences



Evolutionary and Psychodynamic Approaches to Prejudice



Ideology and Prejudice



Development of Prejudice in Children



Intergroup Relations and Prejudice



Cognitive, Affective, and Interactive Processes of Prejudice



Toward a Wider Lens: Prejudice and the Natural World



Reducing Prejudice and Promoting Social Change


References


Index


About the Author