Prejudice, Discrimination and Stereotype.

Running head: PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION AND STEREOTYPE
Prejudice, Discrimination and Stereotype
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PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION AND STEREOTYPE1
The terms prejudice, discrimination and stereotype are often used interchangeably by
people in their daily conversation. However, there are some significant differences in
between these three concepts.
Prejudice
Firstly, it is the prejudice, which is all about the thoughts, beliefs, attitudes,
viewpoints and feelings of an individual about another individual or group (Hodson and
Dhont 2015). It is not based on experience or facts. Rather, it is based on prejudgments that
are based on race, age, sexual orientation, class, status, nationality, religion or gender. For
instance, an individual might be prejudiced against others on the basis of his race or gender
and this can be termed as sexism or sexist. In other words, it can be referred to as biased
thinking. A group activity that can clear the concept can include that of “Advertisement
Analysis Activity”.
Discrimination
Secondly, the concept of discrimination consists of the actions that are taken against
an individual or a group (Dion 2014). It is all about treating an individual unfairly because of
who he/she is or because he/she possess certain characteristics. It can also be based on race,
age, sexual orientation, class, status, nationality, religion or gender, for example, refusing a
child for a placement in the education system because of his disability. However, there are
certain laws against discrimination that are set forth by the governments to address this social
issue. A group activity that can clear the concept can include that of “Giving Face
Information to Fact-Check”.
Stereotypes: