Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination
Stereotyping, Prejudice and Discrimination
To prepare: Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination
- Review Chapter 13 in your course text, Social Psychology, focusing on how people learn prejudice, common motives for prejudice, and the various theories of prejudice.
- Select a twentieth- or twenty-first-century example of prejudice against a group in which you are not a member. For your example, think about the stereotype that leads to the prejudice and the resulting negative behaviors (discrimination). In other words, how does the prejudice depicted in your example impact individuals and society? How can the prejudice be reduced?
By Day 3
Post a brief explanation of one twentieth- or twenty-first-century example of prejudice against a specific group and identify associated stereotypes and discriminatory behaviors. You should not be a member of the group and you should not actively oppose the group in your Discussion. Explain an effect of this prejudice on individuals or society. Use specific examples. Then, apply elements of theory from your readings to explain a cause of this specific prejudice and to recommend a means of reducing this specific prejudice, either at the individual or societal level.
Answer preview…………
Prejudice is a negative behavior, emotion or attitude toward people based on a prejudgment without any prior experience or knowledge. It is a learned belief or even value that causes an individual to be biased against a specific group (Fishbein, 2014). The group may face differentiation according to race, gender, ethnicity, religion, disabilities or sexual orientation. Stereotyping is assigning a person or a group with specific generalized characteristics that supposedly apply to each member of the group. After establishment of stereotypes, the generalization can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and violent hostile behavior. Usually, the stereotyped group are blamed and made scapegoats for problems encountered by the dominant group even when they have nothing to do with those problems………..
APA 540 words