Symbolic Interaction Theory Of Prejudice

Two theories about prejudices for a sociological point of view are the assimilation theory and the symbolic interaction theory. The assimilation theory believes that prejudice action can be avoided in the minority group change their ways to ways similar of the dominant group. The symbolic interaction theory points out that prejudice exists because ethnicity is socially constructed and because racial interactions are usually hostile. The psychological theory of social identity is similar to the assimilation theory because at they are both based on group values. However, instead focusing on changing values to match the dominiat group, the social ideninty theroy belives that prejudice exist because people look for the weaknesses of other groups.