Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination

A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Racism

• Stereotype

generalizations based on biased or insufficient information.

• Discrimination

• Prejudice

• Racism

• Stereotype

An extreme form of Prejudice that is not just judging unfairly, but assumes one own race or ethnicity is superior.

• Discrimination

• Racism

• Stereotype

Select all that represent discrimination.

• Being Denied service at a nice restaurant because they are

  Latin-American.

• The waiter did not say "You're Welcome",

  when you said, "Thank you!"

• A person goes out of their way to avoid contact with

  you because they notice you have a confederate flag shirt on.

• You have just been called a racial slur and spit on by a white male.

A set of ideas based on exaggerations applied to all members of a group in any society. They are created and used to justify unethical behavior against minority groups.

• Stereotypes

• Racism

• Discrimination

• Prejudice

The main difference between Prejudice and Discrimination is...

• Discrimination is the action of treating unfairly based on defining characteristics. Prejudice is the thoughts and emotions one has about a person's defining characteristics.

• Discrimination is the thoughts and emotions one has about a person's defining characteristics. Prejudice is the action of treating unfairly based on defining characteristics.

Involves acting upon both racism and prejudice by treating unfairly.

• Sterotyping

• Prejudice

• Discrimination

• Racism