id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt work_qvm5zypj4fc6lna6tpikrrd7mi Mina Cikara Concept Expansion as a Source of Empowerment 2016 10 .pdf application/pdf 3479 291 51 http://osc.hul.harvard.edu/dash/open-access-feedback?handle=&title=Concept%20Expansion%20as%20a%20Source%20of%20Empowerment&community=1/1&collection=1/2&owningCollection1/2&harvardAuthors=3afb548a49df26645407e310a568fcc5&departmentPsychology the expanding meaning of prejudice in recent social psychology I am not questioning concept creep as it relates to prejudice and discrimination, I highlight three mechanisms agency, concept expansion may dampen diffuse negative arousal, reduce an avoidance Labels reduce uncertainty and associated affect (Cohen & Steele, 2002; Devine & Vasquez, 1998; Kramer & Wei, 1999; Morewedge, People act to reduce uncertainty (Festinger,1954; Fromm, 1947; Hogg, 2007) and avoid This is not to say that the prejudice label reduces negative affect globally: for The importance of shifting the emphasis in intergroup relations from prejudicereduction to empowering disadvantaged groups is well supported by recent research experiment on collective norms and harassment behavior in a school social Journal of personality and social psychology,75(4), 917. Journal of personality and social psychology,75(4), 917. Journal of personality and social psychology,75(4), 917. Journal of personality and social psychology,75(4), 917. Journal of personality and social psychology,75(4), 917. ./cache/work_qvm5zypj4fc6lna6tpikrrd7mi.pdf ./txt/work_qvm5zypj4fc6lna6tpikrrd7mi.txt