DISCRIMINATION b TREATMENT b TREATMENT / CONSIDERATION or MAKING A DISTINCTION IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST A PERSON OR GROUP; simply BECAUSE OF THE CATEGORY A PERSON OR GROUP BELONGS TO RATHER THAN ON INDIVIDUAL MERIT

discrimination b Situation in which people suffer disadvantages simply because they are in a particular group

EXPRESSIONS OF DISCRIMINATION b DIRECT b ---EXCLUSION b ---OVERT COMMUNICATION b INDIRECT b --SILENT PARTICIPATION - COLLUSION b contributing by default (jokes, accepting stereotypes)

EXPRESSIONS OF DISCRIMINATION b NARROW-MINDEDNESS- BELIEVEING OUR POINT OF VIEW BEING THE ONLY VIEWPOINT. b STEREOTYPING-applying traits of individuals to an entire group. b Close-mindedness-being unable to change point of view even with new information

TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION…..I.E… WHO IS DISCRIMINATED ? b RACE b Religion b SEX b AGE b UTILITY- handicapped- abortion b CLASS

Who is discriminated against b Class - discriminated against based on their socio-economic status. b People are penalized or lack privileges due to their socio-economic status b underclass, working poor

POISONOUS WEED OF PREJUDICE b Prejudice - making a decision about someone or something before the basic facts are known b Racial /(type)Prejudice - unfair untested judgments about races or cultures b Racism - unfair treatment of races by a group in power b institutional ---ism – race, gender, disability,class

Institutional ---ism b Policies and traditions of unfair treatment of races, gender, class, disability that have become part of the institutions of a society b subordination due to race, gender, class, disability b actions and attitudes ingrained and generally accepted by institutional society (see page 170)

‘ISM’S’ b RACISM b RACISM = PREJUDICE + POWER b SEXISM b SEXISM = PREJUDICE + POWER b AGEISM b AGEISM = PREJUDICE + POWER b CLASSISM=PREJUDICE+POWER

ROOT/CAUSES OF PREJUDICE b FEAR/ANGER…hostile feelings b IGNORANCE b DIFFERENT

FURTHER CAUSES OF PREJUDICE b GENERALIZATIONS—WHICH LEADS TO STEREOTYPING b ILLOGICAL THINKING

Truths about prejudice b Prejudice is learned b Two facets are superiority and subordination b Two emotions are fear and anger b Different is deemed deviant (-)

JESUS RESPONDS TO PREJUDICE b GOOD SAMARITAN b SAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELL b WOMAN WHO POURED OIL b ZACCEHUS b POOR AND OUTCAST

Church responds b In the pastoral letter Brothers and Sisters to Us the bishops declared racism a fact and a sin. b In Mater et Magistra Pope John XXIII claims that women are equal in opportunity but are different in function…women should claim their rightful place in society as contributing partners.

RESPONDING TO PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION b Learn from other races, sexes, ages,classes b recognize victims b celebrate differences - complementarity b affirm common humanity b humor