Rollno: 12L-4927
Assingment
Prejudice:
“A negative prejudgment of a group and its individual members (an attitude, consisting of affect, behavior, and cognition)” example: racism; sexism; ageism
STEREOTYPE:
“An over generalized belief about the personal attributes of a group of people” example: Americans are outgoing.
DISCRIMINATION:
“Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members” example: red-lining to prevent mortgage lending in ethnic areas of cities.
Prejudice can be based upon a number of factors including sex, race, age, sexual orientations, nationality, socioeconomic status and religion. Some of the most well-known types of prejudice include: * Racism * Sexism * Classicism * Homophobia * Nationalism * Religious prejudice * Ageism
Racism (individual)
An individual's prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given race example: negative attitudes against Hispanics, and discrimination against them in employment and immigration
Racism (institutional)
Institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given race example: educational curricula that ignore the achievements of Hispanics and individualistic practices that impede support of Hispanic families (e.g. limitations on hospital visitors) Sexism (individual)
An individual's prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex example: prejudice against women as inferior and unmotivated, and discrimination against them in job promotion
Sexism (institutional)
Institutional practices (even if not motivated by prejudice) that subordinate people of a given sex example: educational curricula that ignore the achievements of women and scheduling that makes child care difficult