Biological Bases of Prejudice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6298502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heiner Flohr (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 183-192 |
| Publication date | 1987-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Political Science Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0192-5121 • E-ISSN: 1460-373X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/019251218700800209 |
| OpenAlex | W2122226016 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
Our knowledge of the causes of social prejudice is insuflicient; conventional sociological and psychological approaches should be com plemented by a search for biological causes. Evolutionary theory can explain why there is a need for prejudices. The formation of prejudices is supported by some characteristics of our cognitive apparatus. Apart from that, behavioural tendencies such as group orientation and xenophobia, as well as the biologically rooted rejection of outsiders, contribute to the formation of prejudices. Prejudices are hard to fight because of their biological basis, but insight into this element may indicate effective countermeasures
Cognition · Element (criminal law · Epistemology · Political science · Prejudice (legal term · Racism · Sociology · Xenophobia · Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Law · Neuroscience · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Challenging neuroscience and evolutionary explanations of social and psychological processes
Mehr Zuwanderer, mehr Fremdenangst? Ein Überblick über den Forschungsstand und ein Erklärungsversuch aktueller Entwicklungen in Deutschland
Biopolitics
Kin Term Usage in The Federalist
National and regional proportion of immigrants and perceived threat of immigration
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1988 - 2015 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |