9.1 Identifying Prejudice and Discrimination. What’s in a Word or Symbol Racism Negative behaviour based on an incorrect assumption that one race is inherently.

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9.1 Identifying Prejudice and Discrimination

What’s in a Word or Symbol Racism Negative behaviour based on an incorrect assumption that one race is inherently superior to others Discrimination Unfair, actions directed against people based on their race, gender, ethnicity, language, faith or sexual orientation

Mistaken Accusations See if you can find the mistakes in the following accusations by high school students 1.One girl says that she has been discriminated against because another girls doesn’t like her 2.Another student claims that the teacher is prejudiced in favour of all athletes in the class

Prejudice, Power and Discrimination Involve people who are outside the “mainstream of society” or outside “positions of power and authority” Disadvantage can be based on:

Prejudice, Power and Discrimination

As we take in information, it is easy for us to form beliefs about particular groups in society. Once we apply these beliefs to individual members of a group, the beliefs are called stereotypes. For example, we can categories individuals as

Prejudice, Power and Discrimination

Then we can make either positive or negative judgements about these people as members of their group. Reinforcement of stereotypes can come from many sources including:

Prejudice, Power and Discrimination

Prejudice emerges when stereotypes are negative or inaccurate in nature. Only when those who hold the stereotype have some power or authority can prejudice go to the next level, which is discrimination

Prejudice, Power and Discrimination At this point prejudices are acted upon to mistreat or deny rights to a member or members of what psychologist Gordon Allport called an “out-group”

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S.L Wax “Greenberg” “Lockwood” Anti-Semitism

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