Chapter 1.2.4 Flashcards

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happens when we attribute a certain trait or characteristic to an entire group of people. It’s really a process of categorizing people in broad ways, based on things that are not usually true. It can either be positive or negative

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Stereotyping

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Stereotypes can be categorized as:
- meaning the person is aware that they have these thoughts towards a group of people and they can say it out loud.

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•Explicit

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Stereotypes can be categorized as:
- wherein a person does not know if they have these stereotypes since it lies in their subconscious

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Implicit

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stereotyping is also tied to ______, or “a particular attitude toward a certain group of people”. You can think about stereotyping as a belief and prejudice as an attitude.

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prejudice

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A ______ might just be accepting that one particular thing is true. But an _______ can be reflected in our behavior more deeply.

Stereotypes are dangerous because they can lead to prejudice.

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belief, attitude

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Stereotypes about gender can cause unequal and unfair treatment because of a person’s gender. This is called?

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sexism

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— For example, women are often expected to be accommodating and emotional, while men are usually expected to be self-confident and aggressive.

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Personality traits

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— For example, some people expect that women will take care of the children, cook, and clean the home, while men take care of finances, work on the car, and do the home repairs.

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Domestic behaviors

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— Some people are quick to assume that teachers and nurses are women, and that pilots, doctors, and engineers are men.

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•Occupations

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— For example, women are expected to be thin and graceful, while men are expected to be tall and muscular.

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Physical appearance

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is the exaggeration of stereotyped behavior that’s believed to be feminine.

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Hyperfemininity

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is the exaggeration of stereotyped behaviour that’s believed to be masculine.

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•Hypermasculinity

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folks exaggerate the qualities they believe to be masculine. They believe they’re supposed to compete with other men and dominate feminine folks by being aggressive, worldly, sexually experienced, insensitive, physically imposing, ambitious, and demanding.

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•Hypermasculine

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can be based on age, religion, health, and other a group of people. indicators; race-based laws against this strive to address this set of social problems.

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Discrimination

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While ______ refers to biased thinking, ______ consists of actions against a group of people.

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prejudice, discrimination

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are open-minded, tolerant, and accepting individuals.

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Unprejudiced non-discriminatory

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might be those who unthinkingly practice sexism in their workplace by not considering females for certain positions that have traditionally been held by men.

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•Unprejudiced discriminators

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are those who hold racist beliefs but don’t act on them, such as a racist store owner who serves minority customers

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Prejudiced non-discriminatory

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include those who actively make disparaging remarks about others or who perpetuate hate crimes.

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Prejudiced discriminators

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It considers some human groups inferior to others because of their ethnic origin. The most common case is against the black race, but it also extends to other races such as indigenous, Asian, etc.

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Racism

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More commonly called XENOPHOBIA, it is nothing more than the rejection or hostility towards the foreigner by the simple fact of being it, beyond the race or the color of skin.

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Discrimination by nationality or ethnic origin

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is a term that explains the aversion to homosexuals, whether these men or women, and ultimately also includes transsexuals, bisexuals, metrosexuals and anyone who has attitudes or ways that, according to the discriminator, are not according to their gender.

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Discrimination based on sexual preference
Homophobia

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It is the rejection of a person for the simple fact of being a man or a woman, although this attitude is mostly associated with the rejection of women as weak or inferior to men.

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Discrimination by gender

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The woman has been discriminated against for the simple fact of being a woman for centuries. But since the last decades, when the female sex began to leave their homes to enter the formal labor camp, brought with it another type of discrimination more particular.

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Discrimination against women at work

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The main cause why some companies avoid hiring women and prefer to hold those positions with men is because of the wonderful ability of women to bring life to the world.
It is considered that this can lead to greater absenteeism and a decrease in work capacity, resulting in a decrease in production. In addition, most countries have laws that give leave to mothers after childbirth, leading to absenteeism that must be covered, leading to higher wage costs.

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6- Maternity Discrimination

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They discriminate or stereotype the individual based on their age, whether they are older adults, children or adolescents. In Western societies there is an exacerbated cult of youth, despising or minimizing the old, without considering that the experience of the years is an invaluable capital.

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Discrimination by age

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Even in societies that regularly proclaim and practice equal opportunities, members of discriminated groups are far from enjoying equal conditions in the workplace.

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Discrimination in the workplace

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Companies believe that one person should not win the same as another doing the same job, because of his status as a woman, his race, etc. Although both have the same physical or intellectual capacity to perform it and for this reason two people with the same position can receive different salary.

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Wage Discrimination

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Obese, albinos, people with marks or scars, tattoos or perforations on the skin, etc. Are usually rejected as a priority.

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Discrimination by physical appearance

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The twentieth century brought with it a modern form of disease discrimination: HIV / AIDS has relegated people suffering from this disease to a corner. At first it was by disinformation and ignorance, then by simple mistrust.
People with other diseases such as Down syndrome, autism, Asperger syndrome, cerebral palsy or physically disabled, continue to be marginalized.

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Discrimination due to disability or illness

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Throughout history has been seen how, in the name of some God, have been fought the most bloody battles. This happens today with as much or more vigor as before, where a person can be rejected and even stigmatized by his religious beliefs And the customs that derive from them.

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Religious Discrimination

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It is perhaps, along with religious discrimination, the most widespread and harmful form of discrimination today. It has to do with the rejection of people or groups of people by the mere fact of thinking differently, of having political positions or philosophical convictions different or adverse to those of the other.

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Ideological Discrimination

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An individual or social group is rejected for its language, accent or dialect. It is common for a foreigner to be mocked by his pronunciation.
In the workplace, an employer cannot base his decision not to hire a person for his foreign accent, unless it interferes with the performance of his position.

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Linguistic discrimination

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It is often in conjunction with racial or ethnic discrimination caused by ethnocentrism. Its most common expression is the rejection of indigenous communities, which become Minority groups. Their dress, language and their ancestral practices that cannot be understood or respected as part of their ancestral culture.

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Cultural Discrimination

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It differentiates between people by the amount of money or assets they possess. This usually results in discrimination by social class.

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Economic discrimination

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It marginalizes certain individuals from the benefits they could have within society. Both economic and social discrimination comes from inequality in income or education opportunities. The most degrading form of discrimination for these reasons is slavery.

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Discrimination by social class

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As school is the seedbed of the adults of the future, it is worrying that in recent times education will not be able to contribute to overcoming inequalities or reducing the social gap.

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Discrimination in school socialization

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Discrimination in school is called

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Bullying

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It is the discrimination that exists between right-handed and left-handed. For centuries the lefties have been seen with rarity and have been awarded demonic characteristics.

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Discrimination by laterality