Stereotype and Prejudice
Outline
Stereotype Definition + Examples.
Discrimination Definition + Examples.
Freedom and Equality: Article 1 of UDHR
Stereotype vs Prejudice Vs Discrimination
Stereotype
Prejudice
Discrimination
- over-generalized belief about a particular group orclass 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:Implicit (does not know)
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
Genocide
Apartheid
Gender Discrimination
LGBT Discrimination