As a result of reading Chapter 9 and participating in related class discussions and activities, you should be able to:

(1) Tune into the biased ways in which individuals selectively process information;

(2) Connect the relationship between ethnocentric outlook and ingroup-outgroup boundary maintenance issues;

(3) Identify factors that shape your stereotypic lens of outgroup members;

(4) Understand intergroup attribution biases, prejudice, and racism issues;

(5) Develop a strong commitment to reduce prejudice and combat racism in your everyday lives.