Prejudice and discrimination

Question 1

What is prejudice

Answer 1

Negative emotional attitude to specific social groups

Attitude based purely off fact they belong to certain social group

Question 2

What characteristics do people form prejudice?

Answer 2

Negative thought, stereoypes, fear, jealousy or hostility

Question 3

What are the 4 characteristics of prejudice?

Answer 3

Majority believes:
1. Superior to minority
2. Minority is different and ‘does not belong’
3. Majority is more powerful and important than minority
4. Majority is insecure, fears minority will become more powerful and important.

Question 4

Old-fashioned prejudice

Answer 4

Majoority group openly reject minority group. Views towards minority are obvious and recognisable to others

Open and obvious rejection

Question 5

Moden prejudice

Answer 5

• More suitable, hidden and expressed in more ‘acceptable’ ways
• more likely to keep real views priavte and do not share openly

Hidden rejection

Question 6

Explicit prejudice

Answer 6

• Consciously held and deliberately thought about
• Typically openly expressed by person and is within their control

Conscious and deliberate

Question 7

Implicit prejudice

Answer 7

• Unconsciously held
• not usually aware they hold prejudice
• not normally within control of person holding it.

Unconscious, unaware of presence.

Question 8

What is discrimination?

Answer 8

Prejudice expressed through behaviour

Question 9

When does discrimination occur?

Answer 9

Takes place when person or social group is treated differently than others.

Question 10

Prejudice vs discrimination

Answer 10

Prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is behaviour arising from prejudice

Question 11

Positive or reverse discrimination

Answer 11

Favourable treatment of person or social group who is victim of prejudice

Aims to promote greater equality by supporting people facing ongoing discrimination.

Question 12

Direct discrimination

Answer 12

Occurs when someone is treated unfairy and is disadvantaged because of personal characteristics.

Question 13

Indirect discrimination

Answer 13

Treating everyone the same way disadvantages someone because of personal characteristic

e.g all stairs, no ramps.

Question 14

Methods to reduce discrimination

Answer 14

• Anti-discrimination alws
• Media
• Education
• Legislation

Changing laws and informing people does not always fix issue