The development of prejudice and discrimination has its roots in our genetic/evolutionary heritage. Although the specific targets of prejudice are primarily determined by the culture and history of the society in which people reside, the particular socialization experiences children and adolescents...

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1. Verfasser:	Fishbein, Harold D. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Boulder, Colo. [u.a.] Westview Press 1996
Schriftenreihe:	Developmental psychology series
Schlagworte:	Prejudices Prejudices in children Prejudices in children > Prevention Rassismus Entwicklungspsychologie Rassendiskriminierung Sozialpsychologie Vorurteil
Zusammenfassung:	The development of prejudice and discrimination has its roots in our genetic/evolutionary heritage. Although the specific targets of prejudice are primarily determined by the culture and history of the society in which people reside, the particular socialization experiences children and adolescents have can alter these influences As Harold Fishbein explains, research shows that prejudice and discrimination have different developmental courses and, moreover, that development within each domain - ethnicity, gender, deafness, mental retardation - is somewhat unique Fishbein contends that prejudice and discrimination can be reduced. Desegregation and mainstreaming have had little positive effect by themselves, but cooperative learning in classroom settings among different ethnic groups, different genders, or handicapped and non-handicapped individuals has been consistently found to have positive effects
Beschreibung:	XII, 292 S. Ill., graph. Darst.
ISBN:	0813330521 081333053X