Question

Jewell and Amie became friends while taking an evening class at the local community college. Jewell was later horrified to find out that Amie was actually a teacher at the college. Subsequently, Jewell stopped talking with Amie, thus ending their friendship. What theory of prejudice and discrimination might this be an example of?

Answer 1

Answer:

The situation that have occurred with friendship between Jewell and Amie falls under the in-group–out-group bias, the concept actively researched under the theory of prejudice and group conflict.

Explanation:

In the beginning Jewell became friends with Amie, because she thought that they belong to the same group (in-group). Meanwhile, when she learned Amie was a teacher in her college she realized the belong to a different group (out-group).

This phenomenon is explained in particular due to competition between groups. Here, students and teachers compete, because each of them uses different methods of achieving goals.

For example, students cheat to get good grades, while teachers fight against cheating. By being friends with Amie (the teacher), Jewell (the student) might have become worried that she will disclose some information about how students cheat and thus pose a threat against her own group.