Racism, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotypes

Understand prejudice, discrimination, and stereotypes with clear definitions and examples.

Match the vocab with the definitions. Racism belief that one race is better than another Prejudice pre-judgment based on a personal bias; A negative opinion that is not based on facts. Stereotype an idea that many people have about a thing or a group and that may often be untrue or only partly frue Discrimination The treating of some people better than others without any fair or proper reason What do you think the following statements represent? What does it represent? Statement Prejudice Cathy doesn't like Brian because he has red hair. The substitute teacher walked into the room and I immediately knew that I wouldn't like her because of the way she was dressed. Josh and Jarrod don't like people who dress gothic so they make fun of them and sometimes throw things at them. Damon has long, bleached blonde hair and he wears a lot of clothing made by Quicksilver, Billabong, and Rip Curl. He says "Dude" and "Sweet" a lot, so he's definitely like most other surfers. The woman at the reception desk wouldn't let me into the restaurant because she says my clothing was inappropriate. With a name like "Bambi," I doubt that she's very intelligent. Michael is very tall — 6 feet, 8 inches. He looks like a lot of other basketball players I've seen. I took one look at him and knew that we'd never be friends. Carolyn isn't very pretty, so I doubt that she is popular with the rest of the class. What are two examples of discrimination you have witnessed or heard of? What are two examples of prejudice or stereotyping you have witnessed or heard of?