How Is Discrimination Different From Stereotyping
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Discrimination Worksheet
Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
What is discrimination? How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping? Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons. Prejudice is not action, but a negative attitude toward an entire category of people. Prejudice is learned. Prejudice beliefs lead to categorical rejection. Stereotypes are not based upon individual differences, but generalize all members of a group into one image. Stereotypes can, but rarely are positive and still leave a negative impact. The action of discrimination can stem from prejudice. The difference between discrimination and prejudice and stereotyping is that discrimination is action, the denial of opportunities and equal rights. Unlike prejudice, discrimination involves behavior that excludes members of a group from certain rights, opportunities or privileges. These denials may be based off of the preconceived and negative opinions about a group …show more content…
of people. The act of discrimination can come in numerous different forms and effect every aspect of a person’s life, from getting a job, buying a house or getting a good education. Discrimination involves different actions, including hate crimes and institutional discrimination (Schaefer, 2012,).
What are the causes of discrimination? Discrimination sometimes results from prejudices held by individuals.
Many prejudices seem to be passed along from parents to children. Ethnocentrism may aid in discrimination, or thinking one’s own culture is better than another. Discrimination doesn’t just effect the present, as past discrimination can hinder a person’s present experience. Under conflict theory, in order to hold onto their distinctive social status, power, and possessions, privileged groups are invested in seeing that no competition for resources arises from minority groups. People who have a fear of the stereotypes of minors may discriminate. People with an authoritarian personality rigidly conform, submit without question to their superiors, reject those they consider to be inferiors, and express intolerant sexual and religious
opinions.
People who are in a superior position may worry about perception and therefore discriminate, for example institutional discrimination. If a superior, or boss, hired too many African Americans or women he may fear losing clientele based upon appearance or fear of stereotypes associated with these people (Schaefer, 2012, ).
How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability) the same as discrimination faced by another? How are they different? Discrimination faced by race and gender may be somewhat of the same. For example African Americans and females are both members of a subordinate groups. Subordinate group members often encounter attitudinal and organizational bias that prevents them from reaching their full potential, via the glass ceiling. If too many members of a subordinate group hold a place of power within a company, it may perceived as the company would lost trust from their clientele. The company may worry that a woman may become too overwhelmed with her duties as a mother and a wife and thus perform poorly. If too many African Americans are in position of power the company may worry that their clientele would not like this. African Americans and women may face the same discrimination. A difference in the discrimination is that if the African American is female. This may be twice as hard to assume that position of power. She may have two kinds of discrimination working against her. Also the discrimination is based upon two different views. As a woman a company may be concerned that she may get overwhelmed and not perform well. As an African American the concern is not performance, it is the appearance or reaction of the clientele that is a concern (Schaefer, 2012,).
References
Schaefer, R. T. (2012). Racial and Ethnic Groups (13th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.
Discrimination Worksheet
Write a 100- to 200-word response to each of the following questions. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
What is discrimination? How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping? Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons. Prejudice is not action, but a negative attitude toward an entire category of people. Prejudice is learned. Prejudice beliefs lead to categorical rejection. Stereotypes are not based upon individual differences, but generalize all members of a group into one image. Stereotypes can, but rarely are positive and still leave a negative impact. The action of discrimination can stem from prejudice. The difference between discrimination and prejudice and stereotyping is that discrimination is action, the denial of opportunities and equal rights. Unlike prejudice, discrimination involves behavior that excludes members of a group from certain rights, opportunities or privileges. These denials may be based off of the preconceived and negative opinions about a group …show more content…
of people. The act of discrimination can come in numerous different forms and effect every aspect of a person’s life, from getting a job, buying a house or getting a good education. Discrimination involves different actions, including hate crimes and institutional discrimination (Schaefer, 2012,).
What are the causes of discrimination? Discrimination sometimes results from prejudices held by individuals.
Many prejudices seem to be passed along from parents to children. Ethnocentrism may aid in discrimination, or thinking one’s own culture is better than another. Discrimination doesn’t just effect the present, as past discrimination can hinder a person’s present experience. Under conflict theory, in order to hold onto their distinctive social status, power, and possessions, privileged groups are invested in seeing that no competition for resources arises from minority groups. People who have a fear of the stereotypes of minors may discriminate. People with an authoritarian personality rigidly conform, submit without question to their superiors, reject those they consider to be inferiors, and express intolerant sexual and religious
opinions.
People who are in a superior position may worry about perception and therefore discriminate, for example institutional discrimination. If a superior, or boss, hired too many African Americans or women he may fear losing clientele based upon appearance or fear of stereotypes associated with these people (Schaefer, 2012, ).
How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability) the same as discrimination faced by another? How are they different? Discrimination faced by race and gender may be somewhat of the same. For example African Americans and females are both members of a subordinate groups. Subordinate group members often encounter attitudinal and organizational bias that prevents them from reaching their full potential, via the glass ceiling. If too many members of a subordinate group hold a place of power within a company, it may perceived as the company would lost trust from their clientele. The company may worry that a woman may become too overwhelmed with her duties as a mother and a wife and thus perform poorly. If too many African Americans are in position of power the company may worry that their clientele would not like this. African Americans and women may face the same discrimination. A difference in the discrimination is that if the African American is female. This may be twice as hard to assume that position of power. She may have two kinds of discrimination working against her. Also the discrimination is based upon two different views. As a woman a company may be concerned that she may get overwhelmed and not perform well. As an African American the concern is not performance, it is the appearance or reaction of the clientele that is a concern (Schaefer, 2012,).
References
Schaefer, R. T. (2012). Racial and Ethnic Groups (13th ed.). Retrieved from The University of Phoenix eBook Collection database.