Prejudice and Discrimination

What are the missing words? A prejudice is an _______________ preconceived opinion about a person, which is not based on any specific fact or knowledge

• accurate and fair

• unfair or unreasonable

• informed or justified

• inaccurate but reasonable

Which of these is NOT a protected characteristic?

• Fashion choices

• Age

• Disability

• Sex/sexual orientation

How might people develop a prejudice? Choose ALL correct answers.

• Learnt from friends or family members

• Views seen in the media

• Fears and anxieties about people who are different from them

Which law prevents people from discriminating against protected characteristics?

• The Equality Act 2007

• The Inequality Act 2010

• The Discrimination Act 2011

• The Equality Act 2010

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: A school trip is organised and an ordinary bus arrives to take the children – however, there are two children in the class who use wheelchairs and they are unable to get on the bus and go on the trip.

• Indirect discrimination

• Dual discrimination

• Direct discrimination

• Discrimination by association

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: An individual may be treated unfairly because of their partner’s religion or race (assuming that this is different from the individual’s own religion/race)

• Indirect discrimination

• Dual discrimination

• Direct discrimination

• Discrimination by association

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: A dentist has a waiting list of new patients – the patient at the top of the list is Polish. When a space becomes available for the dentist to take a new patient, he skips the Polish patient at the top of the list, and instead offers the place to a British person

• Indirect discrimination

• Dual discrimination

• Direct discrimination

• Discrimination by association

Which type of discrimination is this an example of: An employer gives someone with a protected characteristic a job, even if they are not the best candidate

• Indirect discrimination

• Positive discrimination

• Direct discrimination

• Discrimination by association

What is the name for 'a crime that is committed against someone due to them having a protected characteristic'?

• Discriminative crime

• Prejudiced crime

• Hate crime

• Inequality based crime

Which of these is NOT an example of bullying?

• Messaging someone on instagram to say something unkind

• Making unkind comments every time someone answers a question in a lesson

• Editing a photo of someone and sharing it with other people in the year group

• Two people winding each other up and one reacts by saying something nasty on one occasion