The identity theory of prejudice

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" The identity theory of prejudice "
A.C. Paranjpe

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1070838
Doc. No	:	LA114467
Call No	:	‭10.1163/156852185X00342‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	A.C. Paranjpe
Title & Author	:	The identity theory of prejudice [Article]\ A.C. Paranjpe
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Asian and African Studies
Date	:	1985
Volume/ Issue Number	:	20/3-4
Page No	:	232–245
Abstract	:	One of the current trends in social psychological literature locates the roots of prejudice in an individual's social identity or, more specifically, in the identification of a person with a particular social sphere to the exclusion of groups outside it. This paper identifies concepts parallel to this trend in the traditional school of Indian thought called Vedānta. Attempt is made to show that the Vedāntic methods, which are primarily aimed at self-realization, help an individual in transcending the ego's exclusive identification with a limited social sphere and its ideologies. It is pointed out that Vedāntic methods incidentally help rid oneself of all social prejudices. The limitations of such an approach to prejudice reduction are discussed.
Descriptor	:	African Studies
Descriptor	:	General
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/156852185X00342‬