PSY 225 — F Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination 3 Units
54 hours lecture per term. This course will explore the psychological underpinnings and ramifications of prejudice and discrimination. Students will examine the fundamental aspects that lead to prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination and will examine the complex psychological patterns that develop among different dominant and non-dominant groups. Emphasizing empirical evidence, students will be asked to understand and evaluate methodologies used to measure and characterize the psychological impact of prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination in the perpetrators and within the individuals in different groups including racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation, religious, and in those with varying mental and physical abilities. (CSU) (UC) (Degree Credit) AA GE, CSU GE, IGETC