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Week 9 Discussion 2

Week 9 Discussion 2

Q Discussion: Social Psychology Essay Choice Choose ONE of the following topics from your textbook and write a page-long essay on the topic. Answer the questions thoroughly and completely. A. Explain at least one aspect of gender or gender identity found in your textbook in terms of nature (genetics) and nurture (environmental) determinants. Give an example of this gender identity issue from your own life or from popular media. Include pictures, links, and references. I would begin by defining gender and gender identity and go from there... B. Distinguish among the ideas of categorization, stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination. First, define each term, then tell how they are the same/different and give an example of each from your own life or popular media/books/film, etc. C. Distinguish between different processes of prejudice including aversive racism, internalized oppression, and individual, and institutional racism. Begin by defining each term. Give a personal example of each type of prejudice from your own life. What do you think - Can American Whites experience racism? Experience prejudice? D. Describe the fundamental attribution error. Give examples of this error in your own life. How will you avoid making the fundamental attribution error in the future? E. Identify 5 aspects of a situation likely to increase or decrease conformity and obedience. F. Identify and distinguish the effects of different factors affecting small group behavior in a flash mob. Lookup a video of a flash mob singing or dancing. Provide the link for the class to view. Have you ever experienced a flash mob? Participated in one? What are the factors (from the social psychology chapter) that govern your behavior when you are part of the flash mob? What are the factors that determine your behavior if you are watching one?

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PSYC 100 Social Psychology Essay Choice B. Distinguish among the ideas of categorization, stereotype, prejudice, and discrimination. First, define each term, then tell how they are the same/different and give an example of each from your own life or popular media/books/film, etc. Categorization is the process of grouping items together based on shared characteristics. For example, you might categorize your clothing by type such as shirts, pants, etc or by color or by occasion work clothes or gym clothes. Stereotypes are simplified and exaggerated beliefs about a group of people. They are based on our categorizations, but they go one step further by attributing certain traits to all members of a group, even if those traits are not universally true.