Sherif (1961)
Aim: To find out of prejudice develops when groups are in competition for scarce resources.
Method: An American summer camp was organized for 22 boys. The boys were randomly split into two teams and they were kept away from each other. They were not aware that the other team existed. The boys were given time to settle into their camps and form a group identity. After a while, the groups discovered each other and the camp staff introduced a series of competitions with the prize fore the winning team being a silver cup.
Results: Very quickly, the teams began unpleasant name calling each other and tried to attack each other.
Conclusion: Competition is a cause of prejudice.
Evaluation:
Aim: To find out of prejudice develops when groups are in competition for scarce resources.
Method: An American summer camp was organized for 22 boys. The boys were randomly split into two teams and they were kept away from each other. They were not aware that the other team existed. The boys were given time to settle into their camps and form a group identity. After a while, the groups discovered each other and the camp staff introduced a series of competitions with the prize fore the winning team being a silver cup.
Results: Very quickly, the teams began unpleasant name calling each other and tried to attack each other.
Conclusion: Competition is a cause of prejudice.
Evaluation:
- · The groups and competitions are artificial so don’t necessarily reflect real life.
- · He used 12-year-old, middle-class, boys. The results cannot be generalized to other sexes, age groups or ethnicities.
- · The boys were American, cannot be generalized to other nationalities.
- · It has real-life implications. He study clearly demonstrated how quickly prejudice can arise between groups when they are competing for the same thing.
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