Prejudice

This new edition of Prejudice provides a comprehensive treatment of the subject, introducing the major theoretical ideas as well as providing a critical analysis of recent developments.

Takes a social psychological perspective, analysing individual behavior as part of a pattern of intergroup processes

Covers the major research, including classical personality accounts, developmental approaches, socio-cognitive research focussing on categorization and stereotyping, prejudice as an intergroup phenomenon, and ways to combat prejudice

Illustrates concepts with examples of different kinds of prejudice drawn from everyday life

Includes a new chapter on prejudice from the victim's perspective

Fully updated throughout, with expansion of the notions of explicit and implicit manifestations of prejudice