Psychological Research and Theories of Prejudice
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Psychological research andtheories of Prejudice
Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................3Concept and meaning of Prejudice.................................................................................................3Phases in the development of prejudice research ..........................................................................3Psychological theories of prejudice ...............................................................................................4Do we learn to be prejudiced or can we learn to overcome it?.......................................................6CONCLUSION...............................................................................................................................7REFERENCES...............................................................................................................................8
INTRODUCTION The idea of prejudice is originally evolved as a general distinction among rationalthoughts which are based on evidence and logic, and irrational thoughts based superstition orreligious dogma. Prejudice can be defined as a pre-conceived opinion not based on experienceor reason. This essay will critically evaluate the psychological research and theories of thefollowing question: Do we learn to be prejudiced or can we learn to overcome it? The variouspsychological theories and researcher will be identified in this study. The essay will also identifythe strengths, weaknesses and soundness of prejudices to have a better understanding of theconcept of learning or overcoming prejudice. Concept and meaning of PrejudiceMost of the people when hear the word Prejudice develops a thought of societal andracial issues but actually prejudice is more extended and deeply rooted in a multiplicity offoundational concept. Prejudice can generally refer to a strong feeling or response on the basisof values and standards according to the culture, family or society. In this context the peoplewho learn to be prejudice fails to examine or analyze their own beliefs or position and act asrobots which works on a certain thinking without understanding the outside of theircomposition. Prejudice is developed without any experience or reason as discussed already, theprocess related to the development of prejudice can be determined by this equation Authority > Principle > Value > Prejudice Prejudice within an individual is an outcome of a value that is developed on a principle thatcomes from an authority. The authorities can be various things such as society, heritage, culture,associates, world-view etc. These different authorities set the foundation of the principles whichare to be studied and formulated(Birtel and Crisp,2015).Phases in the development of prejudice research Prejudiced research has established through three different phases which are as describedbelow - Prejudice as Psychology – The initial phase of prejudice research evolved under theshadow of the second world war and was affected by the thought that there should havebeen something wrong among the participants of that event. Those participants wereheavily prejudiced as their thoughts were completely beyond the psychology of an
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