Concept information
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cross-cultural psychology
multicultural psychology
conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
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cross-cultural psychology
multicultural psychology
conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
social justice orientation
prejudice and discrimination
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conceptual issues in multicultural psychology
intergroup relations
social justice orientation
prejudice and discrimination
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groups, teams, and teamwork
intergroup relations
social justice orientation
prejudice and discrimination
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sociological issues
intergroup relations
social justice orientation
prejudice and discrimination
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sociological issues
intergroup relations
social justice orientation
prejudice and discrimination
Preferred term
scapegoating
Definition
- Scapegoating is an extreme form of prejudice in which people blame an outgroup as intentionally having caused their own group's misfortunes, motivating harsh actions against the scapegoated group. Scapegoating explanations have been offered for events ranging from the execution of “witches” in early modern Europe to 20th-century genocides such as the Holocaust. [Source: Encyclopedia of Group Processes & Intergroup Relations; Scapegoating]
Broader concept
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/scapegoating
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