Major Theories & Theorists – NCE Exam with Questions and Answers, Exams of Social Sciences

Major Theories & Theorists – NCE Exam with Questions and Answers Define Stereotyping & Prejudice ANSWER✓✓ Stereotyping - act of thinking that all people of a group are alike. Prejudice - having an opinion based on insufficient evidence Social Comparison Theory & Anglo-Conformity Theory ANSWER✓✓ SCT - Leon Festinger - we evaluate our behaviors & accomplishments by comparing ourselves to others ACT- people from other cultures would be better off forgeting their heritage and try to conform to the dominant macro culture Minority Identity Development Model (Racial/Cutural Identity Development Model R/CID) 5 stages: By Atkinson, Morten, & Sue ANSWER✓✓ 1) Conformity (prefer dominant culture) 2) Dissonance ( question & confusion, prefer a minority counselor) 3) Resistance & Immersion (reject dominant culture) 4) Introspection (mixed feelings, prefer a counselor with same minority) 5) Synergetic Articulation/Awareness (stop oppression, prefers a counselor with similar worldviews)