#93 Steven Neuberg: The Evolutionary Bases of Stereotypes and Prejudices

The Dissenter - A podcast by Ricardo Lopes

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Dr. Steven Neuberg is a Foundation Professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at Arizona State University (ASU). He is the co-director of the Kenrick-Neuberg Social Cognition Laboratory. He also founded the ASU Global Group Relations Project, a multidisciplinary and global study of factors, including religion, which shape intergroup conflict. Dr. Neuberg is a fellow of multiple scientific societies and the recipient of several teaching awards, including ASU’s 2012 Outstanding Doctoral Mentor Award. In this episode, we talk about the evolutionary bases of stereotypes and prejudices; how they work and how they develop; universal stereotypes, related to age, sex, and ecology; xenophobia and ethnocentrism; the correct way to evaluate race stereotypes in the US, and the relationship with life history theory; religion and stereotypes; and how to better fight prejudices and their effects. Time Links: 00:50 What are emotions?  06:40 The function of disgust    11:49   21:19 Universal stereotypes  28:56 Xenophobia and ethnocentrism 32:26 Race stereotypes in the US     38:35 Does religion exaggerate stereotypes?     45:09 How can we fight prejudices and their effects in society?  53:35 Where to follow Dr. Neuberg’s work -- Follow Dr. Neuberg’s work: Faculty page: https://psychology.clas.asu.edu/content/steven-neuberg Articles (Researchgate): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Steven_Neuberg -- A HUGE THANK YOU TO MY PATRONS: KARIN LIETZCKE, ANN BLANCHETTE, JUNOS, SCIMED, PER HELGE HAAKSTD LARSEN, LAU GUERREIRO, RUI BELEZA, MIGUEL ESTRADA, ANTÓNIO CUNHA, CHANTEL GELINAS, JIM FRANK, JERRY MULLER, FRANCIS FORD, AND HANS FREDRIK SUNDE! I also leave you with the link to a recent montage video I did with the interviews I have released until the end of June 2018: https://youtu.be/efdb18WdZUo And check out my playlists on: PSYCHOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/ybalf8km PHILOSOPHY: https://tinyurl.com/yb6a7d3p ANTHROPOLOGY: https://tinyurl.com/y8b42r7g