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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.