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Racism, Prejudice, and Cultural Competency

Running Head : Racism , Prejudice , and Cultural Competency

Racism , Prejudice , and Cultural Competency

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Prejudice and discrimination have numerous causes (Allport 1954 . There appears to be a consensus amongst social scientists as to their nature For example , McLoyd (1998 ) examined the psychological research from a chronological perspective and arrived at four categories of causes that are quite similar to those of Allport (1991

For humans , several of the more obvious behavioral distinctiveness is language , bipedal locomotion , and coordinated use of two hands , but these also comprise rule

giving and following , reciprocal helping and harming , and particular family and group social formations . One major aspect of the human design is in the region of "intergroup relations (Leichtentritt , R . D , Blumenthal , N , Elyassi , A Rotmensch , S 2005 )This is the that includes the social psychology of prejudice and discrimination

Discrimination defined as damaging actions towards others as of their membership in a particular group . Discrimination may or may not be supported on prejudice , though when children are liberally interacting without adult control it is expected that the two go hand in hand Modern theorizing suggests that prejudice and discrimination feed on and enhance each other

The association between prejudice and behavior is composite . Research shows that when there is no direct contact between people , as in voting situations , there is a moderately strong relationship between prejudice and behavior . Though , when people interrelate with each other , the relationship is weak . Prejudice is just one feature among many that intercedes behavior e .g , other personal attitudes and motives and situational conditions are also significant

Stereotypes are intimately linked to prejudices , and often can 't be renowned from them . Stereotypes are categories of beliefs concerning groups of people that assist us in sorting out the devastating social information we receive . We know that our stereotypes are not entirely accurate , yet they are often the most consistent guides for making decisions . When we categorize people into in-groups and out groups , our awareness and beliefs about them as individuals and as group members are obviously influenced (Laxton-Kane , M Slade ,

. 2002

One prospective consequence of prejudice is stigmatizing others . Stigmas are uniqueness of people -- e .g , being a member of a particular ethnic group , having a particular disability , or being a former mental patient that spoil or disgrace them . Some likely reasons for stigmatizing others are scapegoat , mitigating our failures to help particular groups , and enhancing our own status . But , we are often ambivalent about groups we stigmatize . This ambivalence often leads us to exaggerate our responses -- either negative or positive to them

The existent cause of prejudice is not the group against which it is aimed at . The popular notion that "they " and not "we " are to blame is false . No scientific substantiation confirms the belief that prejudice is a genetic instinct a development from the genes . As toddlers children are introverted and at times afraid of strangers whose manners accent , or color are untried an observation often cited as proof...

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