Can People's Attachment Style Affect Their Romantic Relationships and How They Bond ?
Academic Level : Undergraduate
B. Is usually used to pass judgment on one person who is considered part of a specific
group.
C. Can occur in any form
- Race
- Culture 3. Sex
- Vocation
III. Prejudice develops early within people, as children are the most likely to begin developing ideas based on
what they are exposes to.
A. Children - Learn quickly and pick up on what is around them easily
- Are impressionable, especially when given specific ideas by adults.
- Bring problems to the next generation, as they will then pass on these
attitudes to their children creating a never-ending cycle. - Social learning theory says that today’s children are learning from
everything and everyone, making it difficult to weed out and negative issues that they encounter.
IV. Psychodynamic Therapy
A. Deals with unconscious thought, as this is where many fears and beliefs come from.
B. Uncovers subconscious memories that can be affecting an individual without their
knowledge.
C. Uncovers repressed trauma, which can also be causing attitudes and thoughts without
the individual’s knowledge.
D. Can help locating reasons why prejudice exists, since the attitudes towards others are
often pre-standing, without any reason for their existence.
V. Origins
A. Other people are the base for our actions because they help to a set a standard that we subconsciously
attempt to meet.
B. People in position of power have the most influence in our decision making because they are a
subconscious role model for the rest of society because of their place within society.
VI. Conclusion: Prejudice is what can happen when people are too easy to conform to what the majority, or
even a charismatic leader, have to say. This is how cults are started, as a charismatic leaders will influence
people to share the same beliefs that he or she has. This fear of not fitting in with the group will often cause a
person to adopt the same beliefs.
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