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Attraction
Aggression
Prejudice
An unjustifiable attitude towards a group of people. Usually involves stereotyped beliefs (a generalized belief about a group of people).
Overt
Subtle
Is it just race?
NO Palestinians and Jews Towners and Lakers Men and Women
But women have some things going for them like
Which person would you want to have a long term relationship with?
Social Inequalities
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. In the U.S. we are MUCH more likely to be murdered compared to most other developed nations.
They can be learned but. Once learned they are difficult to change.
Aggression and TV
Watches =
By the time you are 18, you spend more time in front of TV than in school
2/3 of all homes have 3 or more sets average 51 hours a week. By the time a child finishes elementary school they have witnessed 8000 murders and 100,000 other acts of violence on TV Over half of all deaths do NOT show the victim's pain As TV watching has grown exponentially, as does violent behavior- a strong positive correlation. How do you think TV has effected sexual aggression?
Conflict
A perceived incompatibility of actions, goals or ideas. Social trap or prisoner's dilemma.
Attraction
5 Factors of Attraction.
Repeated exposure to something breeds liking. Taiwanese Letters Mirror image concept
Reciprocal Liking
You are more likely to like someone who likes you. Why? Except in elementary school!!!!
Similarity
Paula Abdul was wrong- opposites do NOT attract. Birds of the same feather do flock together. Similarity breeds content.
Physical Attractiveness
What is beauty?
Some people say beauty is facial symmetry.
LOVE
Passionate Love: an aroused state of INTENSE positive absorption of another. Compassionate Love: the deep affectionate attachment we feel for those with whom our lives are intertwined.
Selfdisclosure
Altruism
Unselfish regard for the welfare of others. Kitty Genovese case. Bystander Effect (bystanders less willing to help if there are other bystanders around).
Peacemaking
Give people superordinate (shared) goals that can only be achieved through cooperation. Win Win situations through mediation. GRIT (Graduated and Reciprocated Initiatives in Tension Reduction).