PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

Question 1

DEFINE PREJUDICE

Answer 1

NEGATIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ANOTHER PERSON OR SOCIAL GROUP

Question 2

DEFINE DISCRIMINATION

Answer 2

NEGATIVE OR POSTIVE BAHAVIOUR TOWARDS A SOCIAL GROUP AND ITS MEMBERS

Question 3

CHARACTERISTICS OF PREJUDICE:

Answer 3

• believing that they’re MORE POWERFUL AND IMPORTANT than the minority group
• believing they are SUPERIOR than the minority group

Question 4

DIRECT DISCRIMINATION:

Answer 4

someone is treated differently because of personal characteristic which is protected by the law

Question 5

INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION:

Answer 5

treating everyone the same way but it disadvantages because of someones personal characteristic

Question 6

DIF BETWEEN PREJUDICE AND DICRIMINATION

Answer 6

PREJUDICE IS THE ATTITUDE WHILE DISCRIMINATION IS THE BEHAVIOUR

Question 7

INTERGROUP CONTACT:

Answer 7

prejudice can be reduced by increasing contact between 2 groups who are prejudiced agasinst eachother

Question 8

COGNITIVE INTERVENTIONS:

Answer 8

CHANGING TEH WAY IN WHICH SOMEONE THINKS ABOUT PREJUDICE

Question 9

WAYS TO REDUCE PREJUSTICE:
i.c and c.i

Answer 9

intergroup contact and cognitive interventions