Stereotype and Prejudice

Outline

  1. Stereotype Definition + Examples.

  2. Discrimination Definition + Examples.

  3. Freedom and Equality: Article 1 of UDHR


    Stereotype vs Prejudice Vs Discrimination

    Stereotype

    Prejudice

    Discrimination


    - over-generalized belief about a particular group or

    class of people (Cardwell, 1996).

    - It reflects our expectations and beliefs and is largely

    based on the social circle we belong to as we try to

    conform or agree to the standard way of thought.

    - it can be change through time depending on social

    and political conditions.

    It has 2 types:

    1. Implicit (does not know)

    2. Explicit (aware)

    • Unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group (McLeod, 2008).

    • represents our emotional response upon learning of a persons' membership to a specific group like age, skin, race, disability, generation,

      nationality, religion, sex, sexual expression,

      gender expression and so on.

    - Refers to actions or behaviors towards an individual or a group

    of people.

    - according to the United Nations, "discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but they all involve some form of exclusion or

    rejections".

EXAMPLES

Stereotypes

a. Implicit

b. Explicit

Discrimination

  1. Genocide

  2. Apartheid

  3. Gender Discrimination

  4. LGBT Discrimination