AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Caste-based Discrimination: Caste system is an age-old system in India. According to this system, people were kept under different castes. A person from a particular caste was supposed to do only a particular kind of work.

Detailed explanation-2: -We can be prejudiced about many things: people’s religious beliefs, the colour of their skin, the region they come from, the accent they speak in, the clothes they wear etc. Often, our prejudices about others are so strong that we don’t want to for m friendships with them.

Detailed explanation-3: -A stereotype is an over-simplified and unjustified opinion about others. It is problematic because it ignores diversity among individuals. Stereotypes are intentional because images are created and fixed on people.

Detailed explanation-4: -You are watching TV with your family, and one of them makes a prejudicial comment about a particular religious community. Children in your class refuse to share their food with a particular person because they think she is dirty. Someone tells you a joke that makes fun of a community because of their accent.