Prejudice is a destructive social problem. Theories of prejudice distinguish between old-fashioned and modern forms. The first is an open rejection of members of minority groups; the second is subtle and hidden, with a veneer of acceptance from the outgroup. Prejudice is commonly defined as an unfair and negative attitude towards a social group or a person perceived as a member of that group. Racism is related to concepts like prejudice, but it is a broader term. In White Racism, authors Feagin, Vera, and Batur explain: “Racism is more than a matter of individual prejudices and scattered incidents of discrimination” (p. ix); it involves a widely accepted racist philosophy and involves the power to deny other racial groups the dignity or opportunities available to one's own group through a socially organized set of ideas and attitudes. Transforming Prejudice The idea that prejudice in America has declined seems idyllic. According to Whitley and Kite, the prejudice continues in a more subtle form. They demonstrate this in a study on the search for fake oil pipelines. This is the theory that participants' responses change when they feel they will be caught lying. Participants may have been hooked up to the electrodes during the second round of questions and told that if their answer wasn't true, the electrodes would detect it. The participant is more likely to give a more accurate response (Whitely and Kite p. 192). This is similar to the implicit research in Chapter 2 where self-report assessment would indicate low prejudice but participants would have psychological responses indicating prejudice. An example of this would be emotional responses when shown an image of the outgroup. White privilege… center of paper… rejudgment, but a similar percentage of whites typically show evidence of implicit racial bias measures that are largely dissociated from their explicit views. The report states: “Therefore, a substantial proportion of whites in the United States can be characterized as exhibiting reactions toward blacks consistent with aversive racism.” (p. 2) Works Cited: (1) McIntosh, Peggy. White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack,(2) Jim Crow Racism, http://abagond.wordpress.com/2010/12/10/jim-crow-racism/, last accessed November 3, 2013Bibliography:Feagin, Joe R., Vera Hernan and Batur, Pinar, White Racism, Rutledge, New York, 2001 Whitley Jr., Bernard and Kite, Mary E., The Psychology of Hate, Wadsworth, California, 2010 Pearson, Adam R., Dovidio, John F., and Gaertner , Samuel L., The nature of contemporary prejudice: insights from aversive racism,