Identity Prejudice and Discrimination By: Michael, Luke, Adam, and David

What is classism Classism is basically based on an individual's social or economic class. What is a stereotype? a stereotype is an opinion somebody has on a certain group or a class of people. What is Discrimination? Discrimination is the threatening act of both groups and individuals in an unfair matter, because of their race or gender What is racism? Racism are actions put towards a groups or individuals based on believing one race is superior to another. What is Prejudice? Prejudice is a judgement thought out by an individual or a hostile/unsympathetic term which is usually placed on a type of social group

Topic: Identity and Discrimination Government and law reinforcements are the ones who are responsible to make sure that everyone has certain rights despite age, race, sex,...etc. As canadians, the rights that we have are written into the law that is responsible to govern the society that we are in. There are demands that we treat everyone especially men and women equally. Some examples shared by both women and men equally in Canada are freedom of association The freedom of peaceful assembly freedom of religion We all have the freedom to be able to believe what we want, and we are able to express our beliefs.

9/11 Changed the way many have come to view Islam and Muslims. From the attacks, Muslim individuals experienced racism, prejudice, and discrimination 9/11 was responsible for popularizing form of discrimination known as “Islamophobia” Islamophobia: Racism that leads to prejudice against and fear of islamic beliefs and Muslims Obese people have an identity and are discriminated against as well Society believes they lack willpower, thus they overeat and don’t exercise (This is not the case) American study made that asked 620 doctors to describe obese patients. Doctors used terms such as: awkward, unattractive, ugly - Another study displayed that the higher the body mass, the less respect given by the doctor Given the attitude of the doctors toward obese patients, we can see how society portrays a negative feeling towards the obese

Causes of Prejudice and Discrimination? Supporting Theories: Learned Theory: Prejudice and discriminatory behaviour are not innate to species They are learned behaviours that people get through socialization Competition Theory: Economic competition is felt within society key reason why some people come to distrust immigrants - Whenever an economic crisis is felt by society, some people (incorrectly) assume that immigration policies and immigrants are responsible

Conclusions on Prejudice and Discrimination Appears everywhere in society Comes from humans’ tendency to make assumptions based on prior knowledge Hard to control because it is normal for humans to generalize Also, many citizens base their prejudice or assumptions they make on media and stereotypes Prejudice and discrimination are taught, and if not taught by family, peers, and media, then it would diminish Progress is already being made against discrimination, however, it is still present