PSYCH 3095
Prejudice, Stereotyping, & Discrimination
This course will trace prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination from its ordinary origins in social cognition to its most extreme consequences in war and genocide. Topics include prejudice, the causes of stereotyping and discrimination, the development of prejudice in children, subtle and overt prejudice and stereotyping, group conflict, the role of social norms, the experience of being a target of discrimination, and interventions to reduce prejudice and discrimination. Areas covered include racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia, ableism, colorism, and religious discrimination. Prerequisite: Psych 100B.
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Rutgers Criminal Justice Research Methods. CJ majors are not math focused individuals so the fact that this class was just a stats class in disguise was BS. Professor Lai is a very sweet man but he is not cut out for teaching CJ majors who have enough trouble with math as it is. Very disorganized, unclear lectures, poor assignment management
4/23/2025
Awesome course! Professor Lai was engaging and the workload was light. Take this class!
5/18/2022
Very engaging lecturer and deepened my interest in social psych!
5/6/2022
One of the best lecteurs at WashU. He explains the concepts well and made the class extremely interesting. His tests are fair and the class average is around 84%. Definitely take his class.
4/13/2020
Dr. Lai is one of the BEST lecturers I have ever had. He breaks down really complex social psych concepts down so you understand every part of them. That said, his exams are absurdly hard. Take pass/fail if you can.
5/2/2019