Racist attitudes

The first assignment in our Cultural Pluralism course was to take part in several individual studies as part of the Harvard Implicit Association Test (IAT). Each of the studies measures a person’s attitudes and beliefs that they may not be willing or unable to express and to write about our experience. For some individuals, taking these types of tests would be possibly a little unsettling. As for myself, I was very sure that I had a strong understanding of who I am and what I believe, so I thought

past,” published in Attitude's October edition, is contradictory to the LGBTQ+ community and is disparaging to your credibility as a pro-gay publication. First, I would like to direct your attention to your publication’s personal advertisement: “[Attitude Magazine] Europe’s No1 gay life-style monthly magazine…is the undisputed, heavyweight, best selling, most well respected gay title in the UK. It is the essential, award winning, one stop resource for gay men…all served up with intelligence and acerbic

The Queen from The Uncommon Reader and Menocchio from The Cheese and the Worms lived hundreds of years apart, however they exhibit a variety of similarities in their endeavors in reading. Both the Queen and Menocchio were reintroduced to the world of reading by a “guide” at a later age in life and their newfound passions lead to general disapproval from their surroundings for failing to fulfill their appropriate roles as a public figure and obedient slave, respectably. This disapproval ultimately

independence, South Africa moved in the opposite direction, developing “into a systematic and legalized discrimination shaping the economic, social and political structure of the whole country.” Racist attitudes certainly changed and were influenced throughout the centuries, but I believe that many of these attitudes were the result of situations that developed within South

Attitudes are conceptualised as stable entities or temporary constructions (Bohner and Dickel, 2011). The following article moves on to describe in greater detail the potential influences of attitude and attitude change with the aim of highlighting possible reasoning behind these. Furthermore, to define a particular attitude as a ‘stable entity’ is to suggest that one’s attitude is derived from a preconceived idea or memory. To the contrary, a ‘temporary construction’ is to construct an attitude

It’s about time you learnt to face a few responsibilities. That’s something this public-school and Varsity-life you’ve had doesn’t seem to teach you!” (Act 1, p.16) His self-centred and Pompous attitude (Not to mention his finances) gives him a social attitude worthy of praise and he is not hesitant to boast and remind others about it, (especially when it comes to putting the Inspector in his place). “…I ought to warn you that he’s an old friend (Chief Constable

the recipient’s ego (attitude) and anchoring position (opinion) about the topic. This process is key to the resulting assimilation, rejection, or persuasion of that message. Where does this theory come from and how does it work? This paper will explore how Social Judgement Theory was developed and is described, along with providing an evaluation and example of the theory in practice. The Development Background Social Judgement Theory is a theory of persuasion and attitude change. It was developed

Story of Tom Brennan’ and John Marsden and Matt Ottley’s heartbreaking picture book ‘Home and away’, address this concept of transition and their challenges associated as each protagonist undergoes a catastrophic journey surrounding a challenged attitude and the need for maturity development. This powerful characteristic that transitional phases possess have the potential to be a rewarding experience, as they provide an individual with the opportunity for growth and knowledge development through

Effects of Attitude Distance, time, money, tiredness and several other things in life are just a question of one’s attitude. Context and situations decide the attitude. If a person has to travel say 15 to 20 miles per day to his workplace, he will definitely be cribbing. On the other hand, if the remuneration is going to be hefty he will not mind travelling the same distance. The distance has not changed, but his attitude towards remuneration makes this passable. One often complains that he does

Understanding the attitudes of others is critical in attempting persuasion. In the elaboration likelihood model (ELM), persuasion splits into two routes: peripheral and central routes. These routes determine the course of decision making; both are dependent on the individual’s ability and motivation (Gilovich et al., 2013). The proverb, you can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink, is an assumption in that certain individuals will never change their attitudes. If the proverb were true