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Public Policy 190 UC Berkeley Professor Jack Glaser Spring 2001 Tuesdays & Thursdays, 10am to Noon 3106 Etchevery Hall

Much of social psychological theory and research over the past century has been concerned with intergroup biases (stereotypes and prejudice) and how they lead to discrimination and violence.  This course will draw upon the rich psychological literature to explore the origins and operation of such biases.  Included will be discussion of classic to contemporary approaches, from the "Authoritarian Personality" to modern methods for measuring unconscious biases.  Implications for intergroup conflict and violence, and anti-discrimination policy will be discussed.

This course is open to undergraduate students from all majors, has no prerequisites, and represents four (4) units of credit.

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• Brown, R. (1995). Prejudice: Its Social Psychology. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Publishers.

• Allport, G. W. (1954). The Nature of Prejudice. Garden City, NY: Doubleday. (Preface and chapter 1).

 
• Aronson, E., & Gonzalez, A. (1988). Desegregation, jigsaw, and the Mexican American experience. In P.A. Katz & D. A. Taylor (Eds.), Eliminating racism: Profiles in controversy (pp. 301-314). New York: Plenum.

 
•  Banaji, M. R., & Greenwald, A. G. (1994). Implicit stereotyping and prejudice. In M. P. Zanna & J. M. Olson (Eds.), The psychology of prejudice: The Ontario Symposium, Volume 7 (pp. 55-76). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

•  Borne, L. E. & Russo, N. F. (1998). Psychology: Behavior in Context. New York: Norton. (chapter 2, pp. 30-57).

• Crosby, F., Bromley, S., & Saxe, L. (1980). Recent unobtrusive studies of Black and White discrimination and prejudice: A literature review. Psychological Bulletin, 87, 546-563.

• Devine, P. G. (1989). Stereotypes and prejudice: Their automatic and controlled components. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 56, 5-18.

• Hamner, K. M. (1992). Gay-bashing: A social identity analysis of violence against lesbians and gay men. In G. M. Herek, & K. T. Berrill (Eds.), Hate crimes: Confronting violence against lesbians and gay men (pp. 179-190). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

• Herek, G. M. (1992). Psychological heterosexism and anti-gay violence: The social psychology of bigotry and bashing. In G. M. Herek, & K. T. Berrill (Eds.), Hate crimes: Confronting violence against lesbians and gay men (pp. 149-169). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications.

• Karlins, M., Coffman, T. L., & Walters, G. (1969). On the fading of social stereotypes: Studies in three generations of college students. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 13, 1-16.

•  Krieger, L. H. (1998). Civil rights Perestroika: Intergroup relations after affirmative action. California Law Review, 86, 1251-1333.

•  Pratkanis, A. R., & Turner, M. E. (1996). The proactive removal of discriminatory barriers: Affirmative action as effective help. Journal of Social Issues, 52, 111-132.

•  Sears, D. O. (1988). Symbolic Racism. In P.A. Katz & D. A. Taylor (Eds.), Eliminating racism: Profiles in controversy (pp. 53-84). New York: Plenum.

•  Steele, C. M. (1997). A threat in the air: How stereotypes shape intellectual identity and performance. American Psychologist, 52, 613-629.

•  Word, C. O., Zanna, M. P., & Cooper, J. (1974). The Nonverbal Mediation of Self-Fulfilling Prophecies in Interracial Interaction. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 10, 109-120.

 

Week	Topic	Readings
Jan. 16, 18	Welcome! Methods Primer	Borne & Russo
Jan. 23, 25	More on Methods Intruduction to Intergroup Bias (Video: "The Color of Fear")	Allport (preface & ch. 1) Brown (text), ch. 1
Jan. 30, Feb. 1	Personality & Bias	Brown, ch. 2
Feb. 6, 8	Categorization (video: "The Eye of the Storm")	Brown, ch. 3
Feb. 13, 15	Stereotypes (video: "Ethnic Notions")	Brown, ch. 4 Karlins, Coffman, & Walters
Feb. 20, 22	The Development of Biases	Brown, ch. 5
Feb. 27, Mar. 1	Intergroup Processes	Brown, ch. 6
Mar. 6, 8	Review on Mar. 6 Midterm exam on Mar. 8 (results)
Mar. 13, 15	Contemporary Forms of Bias: Modern racism and unobtrusive measures	Brown, ch. 7 Sears (optional) Crosby, Bromley, & Saxe
Mar. 20, 22	More on Contemporary Bias: Unconscious bias (video: IAT on Frontline)	Devine Banaji & Greenwald visit: www.yale.edu/implicit and/or www.tolerance.org
Mar. 27, 29	Spring Recess
Apr. 3, 5	Discimination: (video: ABC News 20/20)	Word, Zanna, & Cooper Steele
Apr. 10, 12	Hate Crime	Herek Hamner
Apr. 17, 19	Ameliorating Bias	Brown, ch. 8 Aronson & Gonzalez Recent Interview with Aronson visit: www.jigsaw.org
Apr. 24, 26	Anti-discrimination Policy Term Papers due April 26	Krieger
May 1, 3	More on Policy Review on May 3	Pratkanis & Turner
May 8	Final Exam

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Lecture slides (in Powerpoint):
 

• Lecture 1 (Jan. 16, 2001):     Introduction
• Lecture 2 (Jan. 18, 2001):     Methods Primer Part 1
• Lecture 3 (Jan. 23, 2001):     Methods Primer Part 2
• Lecture 4 (Jan. 25, 2001):     (Video: The Color of Fear, plus discussion)
• Lecture 5 (Jan. 30, 2001):     Some Basics and Personality & Bias
• Lecture 6 (Feb. 1, 2001):      Personality & Bias
• Lecture 7 (Feb. 6, 2001):      Categorization, Part 1
• Lecture 8 (Feb. 8, 2001):      Categorizaton, Part 2
• Lecture 9 (Feb. 13, 2001):    (Video: Ethnic Notions plus discussion of stereotypes)
• Lecture 10 (Feb. 15, 2001):  Stereotype Content and Structure
• Lecture 11 (Feb. 20, 2001):  Stereotype Function and Dysfunction
• Lecture 12 (Feb. 22, 2001):  Development of Bias in Children
• Lecture 13 (Feb. 27, 2001):  Intergroup Relations/Conflict
• Lecture 14 (Mar. 1, 2001):   Social Identity Theory
• Lecture 15 (Mar. 13, 2001): Modern Forms of Bias, Part 1
• Lecture 16 (Mar. 15, 2001): Modern Forms of Bias, Part 2
• Lecture 17 (Mar. 20, 2001): Unconscious Bias, Part 1
• Lecture 18 (Mar. 22, 2001): Unconscious Bias, Part 2
• Lecture 19 (Apr. 3, 2001):    Discrimination, Part 1
• Lecture 20 (Apr. 5, 2001):    Discrimination, Part 2
• Lectures 21 & 22 (Apr. 10, 12 & 17, 2001):  Hate Crime
• Lecture 23 (April 19, 2001):  Reducing Bias
• Lecture 24 (April 24, 2001):  Psychology and Discrimination Law
• Lecture 25 (April 26, 2001):  Guest lecture by UCB Law Professor Linda Hamilton Krieger
• Lecture 26 (May 2, 2001):    Class debate and discussion on affirmative action and discrimination policy