February 24, 2014 

Prejudice- an unjustifiable attitude towards a group of people 

• Usually involves stereotyped beliefs (a generalized belief about group of people). 

Social Inequalities (A principle reason behind prejudice) 

• Ingroup: "us"- people with whom one shares a common identity. 
• Outgroup: "them"- those perceived as different than one's ingroup. 
• Ingroup bias: the tendency to favor one'a own group. 

Scapegoat Theory- 

• The theory that prejudice provides an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame. 

Aggression 

• Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy. 

The psychology of Agression 

Frustration- Aggrssive Principle: blocking of an attempt to achieve some goal

• Creates anger which generates Agression.
• Goals can be: sports or work, relationship. 

Conflict

• A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas. 
• Social trap or prisoner's dilemma.