Final answer:
Prejudice functions to help people feel good about themselves and maintain a positive self-concept. Focusing on common goals and fostering collaboration among diverse individuals can reduce prejudice.
Step-by-step explanation:
Prejudice functions such that it allows people to release prejudice. One function of prejudice is to help us feel good about ourselves and maintain a positive self-concept. This need to feel good about ourselves extends to our in-groups: We want to feel good and protect our in-groups. We seek to resolve threats individually and at the in-group level. This often happens by blaming an out-group for the problem. Scapegoating is the act of blaming an out-group when the in-group experiences frustration or is blocked from obtaining a goal. To reduce prejudice, it is important to focus on common goals and create opportunities for interaction and collaboration among diverse individuals, as seen in studies such as the Robbers Cave experiment and the jigsaw classroom technique.