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  • 6 Cultural Construction of Worldview: Who are the Killers?

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  • What does Ernest Becker's TMT idea stand for?

    Terror management theory
  • Where do psychologists argue that worldviews derive from?

    Awareness of our own mortality.
  • 6.1 Collectivistic Values

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  • What are some of the values of an individualistic society?

    Uniqueness, freedom of choice, personal achievement.
  • Give three examples of group-based identities.

    Race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, kin, gender, tribal, etc.
  • What did social psychologists used to think caused social exclusion?

    The development of prejudice and hostility over time.
  • Are collectivistic or individualistic tendencies more prevalent in genocidal societies?

    Collectivistic
  • 6.2 Authority Orientation

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  • What is an authority orientation?

    A cultural model which orders the social world according to power hierarchies and position.
  • Which philosopher said that social hierarchies were a "near-universal human tendency"?

    Peter Singer
  • 6.3 Social Dominance

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  • In what ways can status be increased in a socially dominant society?

    Aggression and violence
  • What does decision / commitment mean?

    The process by which targeted groups are de-valued.
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