Understanding Prejudice, Racism, and Social Conflict.
Title:
Understanding Prejudice, Racism, and Social Conflict.
Author:
Augoustinos, Martha.
ISBN:
9781412931366
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (382 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- List of Tables -- List of Figures -- Contributors -- Part I: Prejudice and Racism: Defining the Problem, 'Knowing' the Experience -- Chapter 1 - Prejudice, Racism, and Social Psychology -- Chapter 2 - The Changing Nature of Racism: From Old to New? -- Chapter 3 - Boongs, Bigots, and Bystanders: Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Experiences of Racism and Prejudice and their Implications for Psychology in Australia -- Part II: Development, Socialization, and Personality -- Chapter 4 - The Development of Prejudice in Children -- Chapter 5 - The Socialization tolerance -- Chapter 6 - Prejudice and Personality: The Case of the Authoritarian and Social Dominator -- Part III: Social Cognition, Mood, and Attitudes -- Chapter 7 - Stereotyping and Prejudice: A Social Cognitive Approach -- Chapter 8 - Affect, Prejudice, and Discrimination: In the Politics of 'Gut Feeling', Feeling Better is What Counts -- Chapter 9 - Prejudiced Attitudes, Group Norms, and Discriminatory Behaviour -- Part IV: Prejudice and Group Life -- Chapter 10 - Prejudice as a Group Process: The Role of Social Identity -- Chapter 11 - Distortion V. Meaning: Categorization on Trial for Inciting Intergroup Hatred -- Chapter 12 - Realistic Intergroup Conflict: Prejudice, Power, and Protest -- Part V: The Language and Rhetoric of Racism -- Chapter 13 - The Language of Prejudice and Racism -- Chapter 14 - 'How to do X without Doing Y': Accomplishing Discrimination without 'Being Racist' - 'Doing Equity' -- Part VI: Future Directions -- Chapter 15 - Reducing Prejudice: An Historical and Multi-Level Approach -- Chapter 16 - Studying Psychology Studying Racism -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.
Abstract:
`This is a comprehensive text that is extremely well written by top social psychologists, with all of the major theoretical perspectives represented. The editors should be commended for putting together this lively and engaging text' - Nyla Branscombe Department of Psychology, University of Kansas A range of international events have recently focused attention on issues of prejudice, racism and social conflict: increasing tensions in former Eastern bloc countries, political conflict in Northern Ireland and the United States, as well as racial conflict in the Baltic States, Middle East, Africa, and Australasia. In light of these events, Understanding Prejudice, Racism and Social Conflict presents a timely and important update to the literature, and will a fascinating textbook for all students who need to study the subject.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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