With a partner, please answer the following. You may use internet resources to help you.
Define:
Stereotyping : thought that may be adopted about specific types of individuals or certain ways of doing things.
Prejudice: 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 people or a person because of gender, political opinion, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race/ethnicity, language, nationality or other personal characteristics.
Bias: is an inclination of temperament or outlook to present or hold a partial perspective and a refusal to even consider the possible merits of alternative points of view.
Discrimination: is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their actual or perceived membership in a certain group or category, "in a way that is worse than the way people are usually treated.
Give an example of each.
All white Americans are obese, lazy, and dim-witted. Homer Simpson of the TV series The Simpsons is the personification of this stereotyping.
In Saudi Arabia, women are forbidden to drive cars. They must also walk behind the man they are with if they are outdoors. This is ac of prejudice
Example of bias (a newspaper might be biased towards a particular political party due to their employees sharing the same political beliefs as that party).
Examples of discrimination
Harassment – inappropriate jokes, insults, name-calling or displays such as a poster or cartoons directed at a person because of their race, colour, sex or gender, sexual orientation.
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