Realist Conflict Theory: Prejudice And Discrimination In Society

Hayley Taylor

PSY 100

April 8, 2017

Prejudice and Discrimination Prejudice and discrimination has been developing and prevailing throughout history, and even still exists today. Prejudice is a prejudgment form of an opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience while discrimination refers to the unjust treatment of different groups of people, especially with race, age, or sex. When someone is prejudice, it usually means that their opinions are preconceived about other groups or cultural practices. Prejudice views are presented as a cognitive and emotional role. Within society, there are a variety of factors that contribute to the development of prejudice and discriminating behavior. Prejudice and discrimination is often the central root of human conflict. This conflict is what results in crime or war that happened throughout history and continues today. Prejudice and discrimination affect everyone in society. There are 3 major factors that contribute to this wedge in society. One theory is the realist conflict

This explains that prejudice is learned through direct instruction, modeling, and social influences. Children are extremely susceptible to learning this type of behavior. They learn and develop values and beliefs from peers, family, friends, teachers, media, and others. Socialization is vital key to the development of a kid. Prejudice is a social norm of a group in which some individuals live. Socialization is how people learn this social norm of prejudice. Prejudice acquisition is an important role that parents play in. The kind of relationships that parents have toward members of outgroups is dependable. Children can grow into their parent’s prejudice attitudes just by observing them. Since the United States is becoming very diverse, it is crucial for children to “get along” with people from various backgrounds and know how to effectively respect and communicate with differentiating