FOR SENIORWRITERSTEVE: Social identity theory, also known as SIT, is a rich source for understanding intergroup relations. SIT provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how the mere perception of belonging to a group is sufficient to trigger preferential treatment of ingroup members. For this Assignment, you use insights from SIT to explain the origins of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination of outgroup members from the media in this weeks Learning Resources. You will then use SIT to suggest how the prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination of outgroup members in the media might be reduced. The Assignment (34 pages) Explain how you might use social identity theory to account for the origins of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination depicted in the media example. Explain how you might apply social identity theory to reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in the media example.

FOR SENIORWRITERSTEVE: Social identity theory, also known as SIT, is a rich source for understanding intergroup relations. SIT provides a theoretical foundation for understanding how the mere perception of belonging to a group is sufficient to trigger preferential treatment of ingroup members.
For this Assignment, you use insights from SIT to explain the origins of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination of outgroup members from the media in this weeks Learning Resources. You will then use SIT to suggest how the prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination of outgroup members in the media might be reduced.
The Assignment (3-4 pages)
Explain how you might use social identity theory to account for the origins of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination depicted in the media example.
Explain how you might apply social identity theory to reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination in the media example.