PSY-219 Stereotyping, Prejudice, & Discrimination

GER: IEJ (Identities, Equity, and Justice)
Prerequisite: PSY-111 Introduction to Psychology
Groups are a fundamental organizing feature of all social life. Although groups can promote human flourishing, they can also serve as the basis of marginalization or unearned advantage in some instances. What are the social psychological factors explaining the causes and consequences of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination? By the end of this course, students will understand the empirical approaches to these issues in social psychology. In addition, students will examine the ways that everyday systems, practices, and artifacts in our lives can reproduce these harmful processes, even within an egalitarian, well-meaning society. Finally, students will evaluate and propose interventions to reduce stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination based on the research literature. 4 credits.