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Prejudice, Discrimination, and Inequality

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Understanding prejudice and discrimination is crucial for addressing social inequalities. Prejudice is a biased attitude leading to stereotypes, while discrimination is the unequal treatment based on group affiliation. The text explores direct and indirect discrimination, their consequences, and the importance of recognizing and combating these issues to promote equity.

Understanding Prejudice and Discrimination

Prejudice refers to a preconceived, often unfavorable, attitude towards individuals based on their membership in certain groups, without sufficient knowledge, rational reason, or actual experience. This attitude can lead to the formation of stereotypes, which are simplistic and generalized views about a group that ignore the diversity within. Discrimination, in contrast, is the behavior that results from prejudiced attitudes, manifesting in the unequal treatment of people based on their group affiliation. Prejudice is a cognitive and emotional bias, while discrimination is the enactment of that bias through actions or policies that harm individuals or groups.
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The Roots and Manifestations of Discrimination

Discrimination arises from prejudiced beliefs and targets individuals based on characteristics often protected by law, such as race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age, disability, and certain health conditions. Discrimination can be overt or covert, manifesting as either direct or indirect discrimination. Direct discrimination occurs when individuals are treated less favorably in comparable situations due to their protected characteristics. Indirect discrimination involves seemingly neutral policies or practices that disproportionately disadvantage members of a protected group. Both forms of discrimination can lead to significant social and personal consequences for those affected.

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Definition of Prejudice

Prejudice is a preconceived attitude towards individuals based on group membership without sufficient knowledge or experience.

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Role of Stereotypes in Prejudice

Stereotypes are oversimplified, generalized views about a group that contribute to prejudice by ignoring individual diversity.

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Prejudice vs. Discrimination: Nature

Prejudice is a cognitive and emotional bias; discrimination is the actual behavior of unequal treatment based on this bias.

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