The psychology of prejudice : from attitudes to social action / Lynne M. Jackson.
"Decades after the initiation of the civil rights movement in North America, African Americans are compelled to declare that Black Lives Matter, and Canadians continue to reckon with pervasive discrimination against Indigenous people. In Europe, as elsewhere in the world, there exists considera...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC :
American Psychological Association,
2020.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "Decades after the initiation of the civil rights movement in North America, African Americans are compelled to declare that Black Lives Matter, and Canadians continue to reckon with pervasive discrimination against Indigenous people. In Europe, as elsewhere in the world, there exists considerable diversity of people's intergroup attitudes, yet substantial portions of the populace continue to express sexism and many other blatantly prejudiced attitudes. Social scientific research makes clear that even people who endorse positive intergroup attitudes often enact discrimination without being aware of doing so. This book speaks to concerns such as these by examining the nature and causes of, and the solutions to, the problem of prejudice. By drawing on contemporary North American and European social psychology, as well as related work from developmental, evolutionary, and personality studies, the book sheds light on the persistence of₇yet hope for challenging₇prejudice and discrimination. The implications of theory and research for reducing prejudice and working toward social justice are emphasized as well. Two primary goals shape the way the book is written. First, it aims to help readers use theory as a guide when thinking about prejudice and social change. The book's second goal is to build on the expanded lens for viewing prejudice that was introduced in the first edition. This book can serve as a useful resource for a variety of university courses and for academics and other professionals working in areas tainted by prejudice."--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved). "Given the weaponization of cultural and ideological differences in politics, education, and social media today, the need to understand and fight prejudice is urgent. This second edition of Lynne Jackson's seminal text presents a significantly updated review of the psychological underpinnings of prejudicial thoughts and behaviors. Jackson synthesizes new research from various areas of psychology to analyze contemporary examples of prejudice, including anti-immigrant policies, police violence against minorities, anti-woman and LGBTQ backlash, and ageist cultural biases. She also explores frequently overlooked issues related to prejudice, such as environmental inequality and speciesism. Drawing from literature in evolutionary, developmental, social, and personality psychology, Jackson explores the biological and environmental roots of prejudice, including how people develop essentialist views in childhood and learn to favor ingroup members and dehumanize outgroup members. She draws connections between these beliefs and other social justice issues showing how they give rise to greater social problems like inequality and political polarization. She also offers readers a blueprint for overcoming these deeply embedded biases by improving intergroup attitudes and building communities to create progressive social change"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 265 pages) Also issued in print. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1433831481 1433831643 9781433831485 9781433831645 |