What is the nature and power of prejudice?
Defining prejudice
Prejudice: Subtle and overt
Racial prejudice
Gender prejudice
What are the social sources of prejudice?
Social inequalities: Unequal status and prejudice
Socialization
Institutional supports
What are the motivational sources of prejudice?
Frustration and aggressions: The scapegoat theory
Social identity theory: Feeling superior to others
Motivation to avoid prejudice
What are the cognitive sources of prejudice?
Categorization: Classifying people into groups
Distinctiveness: Perceiving people who stand out
Attribution: Is it a just world?
What are the consequences of prejudice?
Self-perpetuating stereotypes
Discrimination's impact: The self-fulfilling prophecy
Stereotype threat
The inside story: Claude Steele on stereotype threat
Do stereotype bias judgments of individuals?