PrejudiceBy Lewis Morley and Suli Hussain

Key Definitions and Ideas

Prejudice- to pre-judge something or someone without any real evidence to base that judgement on.Discrimination- when prejudiced ideas are put into actionTolerance- to accept that people have different beliefs and opinions than your own.Justice- that everyone has the same rights and deserves the same treatmentStereotyping- an over-simplified idea of a person or group of peopleCommunity- a collection of people who live and work together so that everyone benefits.Positive discrimination- is the act of providing special opportunities for minority groups who may suffer discrimination.

Causes of Prejudice

•Family/ upbringing: If your parents are racist, you will become racist

•Media: If the media teaches you that a particular race is “evil”, people will generate hatred.

•Friends: Your friends opinions and attitudes affect your own opinions.

•Ignorance: Lack of knowledge causes miscalculation

•Scapegoating: Blaming a particular group of people for a disaster of sort.

Effects of Prejudice•Depression: Many people that suffer from prejudice struggle to cope with their feelings

•Violence: Many act violently against those that are prejudice towards them.

•Hate: Hate for a particular group can generate counter-hate.

•Loneliness: A feeling of abandonment and isolation can happen if effected too much

•Determination: Many feel energised by this discrimination and fight to change things that happen in their society.

Types of prejudiceAgeism-discrimination because of their age

Sexism-discrimination because of gender

Disability-discrimination against somebody because they have a disability

Racism-discrimination because of race

Homophobia-discrimination from sexuality

Islamophobia-discrimination of muslims

Positive discrimination- When someone is positively affected due to their social group

Religious quotes and teachings

“Love thy neighbour”. (Sermon on the Mount) “There is neither Jew nor Gentile, slave or free

man, male or female. We are all equal in Christ”. (New Testament)

The Good Samaritan “Using the same mud, the Creator has created

many shapes in many ways”. (Guru Granth Sahib) Hindus believe that the true self is the atman,

and in this way we are all equal. On Hajj (Islamic pilgrimage), all people are equal

in appearance and action.

Government laws on discrimination

•Prejudice is a mental thought- so cannot be punished•However, discrimination is illegal•Race relations act 1965