Institutional Prejudice And Discrimination

Institutional bias involves a discussion that covers prejudiced practices occurring on the institutional level of examination, functioning on mechanisms that exceed prejudice and discrimination on an individual level. There may be a temptation to draw a conclusion that the discrimination occurring against a particular group would be eradicated if “Negative associations, stereotypes, and prejudices toward that outgroup were eliminated, but even in ideal settings where individuals hold no stereotypes or prejudices toward a group, discrimination may still occur.” However, in reality that scenario describes institutional bias at its most deceptive form, this is where the root of unequal treatment is not found within individual action. This essay will be inclusive of the defining and providing example of Institutional biases, the roles that prejudices, attitudes and stereotypes play, and the impact that cultural influence have on institutional biases?
An institution may be biased whether or not the individuals maintaining those practices have biased intentions.” Some examples of institutional biases are inclusive of practically any group that experiences prejudice and discrimination at the individual level. Examples of such groups can include age, disability, nationality, sex, or