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English prejudice

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WHAT IS PREJUDICE?

➢ Prejudice = Latin word “pre” (before) and “judge”.


➢ Prejudice is prejudgment or forming an opinion before becoming aware of the
relevant facts of a case. The word is often used to refer to preconceived, usually
unfavorable, judgments toward a person or people because of gender, beliefs,
values, social, class status, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race/ ethnicity,
language, nationality, beauty, occupation, education, or personal characteristics.

Examples: All Mexicans are illegal aliens and thieves.


All black people are unemployed criminals.

Common Types of Prejudice

1. Gender Prejudice. This refers to the attitude that all members of a particular
gender – all women, all girls, all men, and all boys – are a certain type of person.
from this stereotype emerges sexism – the belief that members of one gender
are inferior to another.

Example: All males possess the tendency to be womanizers.

2. Ethnic/ Racial Prejudice. This happens when negative opinions, beliefs, or


attitudes are held about people for the simple reason that they belong to a
specific ethnic group. It can be defined by either making an adverse judgment or
opinion based on race or having an irrational hatred or suspicion based on racial
or religious group stereotypes.

Example: All Mexican people are illegal aliens and thieves.

3. Sexual Orientation Prejudice. This is also called homophobia. It is often based on


the stereotype that all gay men or lesbians are immoral and thus inferior. This
may include transgender or transsexual individuals or those who defy being
classified as either male or female.

Example: Lesbians and homosexuals are all bad.

4. Age Prejudice. This reflects a prejudice against older adults. It is defined as any
attitude, action, or institutional structure which subordinates a person or group
because of age or any assignment of roles in society purely on the basis of age.

Example: Leo is 50 years old. He is not qualified for a managerial position in the
company because he is too old, according to his boss.
5. Class Prejudice. This is the attitude that those in a certain economic class are
inferior to another class. It is a biased, discriminatory attitude, or a distinction
made between social or economic classes.

Example: Poor people have to work as house helpers.

BIAS VS. PREJUDICE

Bias
➢ Bias is based on judgment on a personal point of view.
➢ Bias is to have a preference or an inclination for something that affects your
ability to see it clearly or to make an impartial judgment about it.
➢ Both negative and positive attitudes
➢ Results in unfairness

Example 1: Teacher X favors certain students over others in grading final performance.

Example 2: Picking articles or stories that are pleasing to the owners of the media
organization or network.

Prejudice

➢ Prejudice means to prejudge something.


➢ If people are prejudiced against something, it means that they have an
unreasonable dislike of it without having found out about it or thought about it
properly.
➢ Usually negative attitudes
➢ Results in discrimination

Example 1: It is sometimes assumed that someone who is physically disabled is also


mentally disabled.

Example 2: Some people may consider all Muslim women to be illiterate and
uneducated.

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