Post on 04-Aug-2015
What is Prejudice?
Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group. Common features of prejudice include negative feelings, stereotyped beliefs, and a tendency to discriminate against members of the group . Prejudice can also be called as bullying.
What can prejudice be about?
Types of Prejudice:Gender : Male or femaleRace : Skin colour (light skin colour and dark
skin colour)Class : Upper class or Lower class (rich or
poor)
What is Gender Prejudice?
Society norms, rules, and roles instruct and encourage men to value (or devalue) women even in the United States even where there are anti-discrimination laws in place to discourage such attitudes. In the workplace, women are frequently subjected to subtle discrimination by both sexes.
What is Racial Prejudice?
To be racially prejudiced means to have an unfavorable or discriminatory attitude or belief towards someone else or another group of people primarily on the basis of skin color or ethnicity.
Why we should reduce Gender Prejudice?
Here are some further reasons why gender prejudice should be reduced:
They hurt the feeling of other people.They may make other people to stop doing
what they like and they also make that person to do what others like.
It forces people change their life.
Why we should reduce Racial Prejudice?
Here are some further reasons why racial prejudice and racism should be reduced:
They impede or prevent the object of racism from achieving his or her full potential as a human being.
They impede or prevent the object of racism from making his or her fullest contribution to society.
They impede or prevent the person or group engaging in racist actions from benefiting from the potential contributions of their victim, and, as a result, weaken the community as a whole.