2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 358 - Stereotypes and Prejudice


This graduate level course provides an introduction to the social psychology of stereotypes and
prejudice. Students will explore a variety of topics regarding stereotypes and prejudice,
including cognitive processing (e.g., categorization, activation, application), content and
structure, expression, sociostructural causes and consequences (e.g., power, status, threat), and
their reduction or elimination (e.g., prejudice reduction, intergroup interactions, social change).
Further, students will engage both theoretical and metatheoretical debates in the field of
stereotypes and prejudice and will develop a critical approach to assessing empirical research.
The goals of this course are to (1) provide students with an in-depth understanding of
stereotypes and prejudice and how they affect social and political reality, (2) critically examine
theory and metatheory guiding research on stereotypes and prejudice, (3) learn how researchers
study stereotypes and prejudice, and (4) develop a research proposal or review paper.

Anticipated Terms Offered: Fall or Spring