SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION
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Question
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is a stereotype
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shows prejudice
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is both a stereotype and a prejudice
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is clearly a stereotype that creates prejudice in people against certain communities.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Stereotype is the fixed notion or image of a group/person without any regard for their individuality. This has no rational or scientific basis. For example, the notion that girls cannot drive is a stereotype as there are a lot of good women drivers.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common examples of stereotyping include age, gender, race, religion, politics, and social class. “Perceptual” refers to how people perceive or interpret something, it is not an example of a common stereotype.
Detailed explanation-3: -While a stereotype is a thought about a person or group of people, a prejudice relates to feelings and attitudes about that person or group of people. Prejudices are often rooted in the idea that certain types of people are worth less or are less capable than others. Discrimination refers to behaviour.
Detailed explanation-4: -Prejudice means to judge other people negatively or see them as inferior. For example, if we think that Hindi is the best language and other languages are not important, we are judging these other languages negatively.