{"id":2439,"date":"2016-11-07T15:15:33","date_gmt":"2016-11-07T15:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2439"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T15:04:20","slug":"outcome-prejudice-and-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-psychology\/chapter\/outcome-prejudice-and-discrimination\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Prejudice, Discrimination, and Aggression","rendered":"Introduction to Prejudice, Discrimination, and Aggression"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do: explain prejudice, discrimination, and aggression<\/h2>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/18034721\/2136951861_5f4dc04659_z.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3979\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/18034721\/2136951861_5f4dc04659_z.jpg\" alt=\"Computer generated image of the earth with groups of people standing around. Each group is a different color of the rainbow.\" width=\"563\" height=\"563\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThroughout this module\u00a0we have discussed how people interact and influence one another\u2019s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in both positive and negative ways. People can work together to achieve great things, such as helping each other in emergencies: recall the heroism displayed during the 9\/11 terrorist attacks. People also can do great harm to one another, such as conforming to group norms that are immoral and obeying authority to the point of murder: consider the mass conformity of Nazis during WWII. In this section we will discuss a negative side of human behavior\u2014prejudice, discrimination, and aggression.\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Define and provide examples of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain reasons for the existence of prejudice and discrimination (such as scapegoat theory, ingroups, and outgroups, and the self-fulfilling prophecy)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe\u00a0aggression and bullying<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<h2>What you&#8217;ll learn to do: explain prejudice, discrimination, and aggression<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/18034721\/2136951861_5f4dc04659_z.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3979\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/855\/2017\/03\/18034721\/2136951861_5f4dc04659_z.jpg\" alt=\"Computer generated image of the earth with groups of people standing around. 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In this section we will discuss a negative side of human behavior\u2014prejudice, discrimination, and aggression.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning Objectives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Define and provide examples of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination<\/li>\n<li>Explain reasons for the existence of prejudice and discrimination (such as scapegoat theory, ingroups, and outgroups, and the self-fulfilling prophecy)<\/li>\n<li>Describe\u00a0aggression and bullying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-2439\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Modification, adaptation, and original content. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Aggression. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: OpenStax College. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/12-6-aggression\">https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/12-6-aggression<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Download for free at https:\/\/openstax.org\/books\/psychology-2e\/pages\/1-introduction<\/li><li>People on Earth image. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Scott Maxwell. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Flickr. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" 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