Psychology / Unit 11 Psych 1246 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Scapegoating
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The idea
Scapegoating is directing blame for a problem toward a group that did not cause it.
In practice
Economic hardship is attributed to a visible minority group with no causal connection to it.
Where people slip
Scapegoating rises with frustration and threat. Conditions predict it more than individual attitudes do.
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