prejudice and discrimination

Question 1

define prejudice

Answer 1

prejudice is the unjustafiable and negative attitude towrads acertian group of people

Question 2

define discrimination

Answer 2

discrimination is a negative behaviour directed towards certain group of people that is caused by an attitude.

Question 3

define indirect discrimination

Answer 3

indirect discrimination is when there is a policy that applies to everyone but disadvantages a group of people.

Question 4

define direct discrimination

Answer 4

direct discrimination is when a person or group is treated less favourably based on theri background or personal chsracteristics.

Question 5

what are the 3 components that prejudice usually involves

Answer 5

1. stereotypes
2. negative feelings
3. tendancy to act in a discrimaintory way

Question 6

examples of prejudice

Answer 6

• ageism
• racsim
  -sexism
• ablism
• mental illness

Question 7

what are the main causes of prejudice

Answer 7

1. just world phenomenon
2. social catagorization
3. intergoup comeptition
4. social inflluence/learning

Question 8

describe the just world phenomenon

Answer 8

the assumption that people amke that everything happens for a reason and that the worl is fair

Question 9

intergoup competition

Answer 9

prejudice can arise against peole who are seen as a threat. he chance of prejudice increases when competing groups are of relativly equal status

Question 10

social influence/learning

Answer 10

social influence is learning attitudes from importnat people in our lives

Question 11

how do you reduce prejudice

Answer 11

contact hypothesis

Question 12

describe contact hypothesis

Answer 12

it is a theory that suggest that driect contact betwen different social or cultural groups can reduce prejudice.

Question 13

what are the 4 compnents of contact hypothesis

Answer 13

1. superodinate goals
2. intergroup contact
3. mutual interdependance
4. equal status conatct