prejudice
Sociology
Psychology
(noun)
An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand or without knowledge of the facts.
(noun)
An adverse judgment or opinion formed beforehand and without knowledge of the facts.
Examples of prejudice in the following topics:
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Prejudice, Bias, and Discrimination
- Prejudice is, as the name implies, the pre-judging of something.
- Alternatively, prejudice can refer to the formation of a judgment without direct or actual experience.
- Although prejudice can lead to discrimination, the two are separate concepts.
- Prejudice can be taught, socialized, or conveyed through other means, like mass media.
- Both bias and prejudice are generally viewed as negative.
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Prejudice
- Prejudice refers to a positive or negative evaluation of another person based on their perceived group membership (e.g., race, class, or gender).
- Prejudice is a negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group (Allport, 1954; Brown, 2010).
- Prejudice is common against people who are members of an unfamiliar cultural group.
- In fact, simply imagining interacting with members of different cultural groups might affect prejudice.
- Apply the concepts of in-group favoritism and prejudice to a real-life situation
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Prejudice
- Prejudice is a baseless and usually negative attitude toward members of a group.
- Although prejudice may lead to discrimination, the two are separate concepts.
- Negative prejudice is rarely seen in response to one's own group, or ingroup.
- In a meta-analysis of 515 studies on prejudice, three important mediating factors were found to reduce prejudice.
- Elements of prejudice can often be seen in propaganda.
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Culture, Ethnicity, and Race
- race is the primary determinant of human capacities (prejudice or bias)
- a certain race is inherently superior or inferior to others (prejudice or bias)
- individuals should be treated differently according to their racial classification (prejudice or bias)
- Prejudice involves coming to a judgment on a subject before learning where the preponderance of evidence actually lies.
- Alternatively, prejudice can refer to the formation of a judgment without direct or actual experience.
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Gender Discrimination
- Gender discrimination refers to prejudice or discrimination based on gender, as well as conditions that foster stereotypes of gender roles.
- Gender discrimination, also known as sexism, refers to prejudice or discrimination based on sex and/or gender, as well as conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on gender.
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In-Groups and Out-Groups
- Prejudice is a hostile or negative attitude toward people in a distinct group, based solely on their membership within that group.
- Prejudice primarily refers to a negative attitude about others, although one can also have a positive prejudice in favor of something.
- Prejudice is similar to stereotype in that a stereotype is a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members.
- Prejudice is similar to stereotype in that a stereotype is a generalization about a group of people in which identical characteristics are assigned to virtually all members of the group, regardless of actual variation among the members.
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References
- Affectiveness of role playing and antiracist teaching in reducing student prejudice.
- Affectiveness of role playing and antiracist teaching in reducing student prejudice.
- Affectiveness of role playing and antiracist teaching in reducing student prejudice.
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Racial Prejudice in the Jackson Era
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The people at the bottom of the pyramid
- Consider then, that the world's largest consumer markets upwards of two-thirds of humanity – are comprised of poor people that are either ignored or forgotten by most businesses because of tradition, ignorance, or prejudice.
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Prejudice
- Older adults commonly encounter prejudice in the workplace.