How Is Discrimination Different from Prejudice and Stereotyping?

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Appendix C

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Discrimination |The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice |
| |or for other arbitrary reasons |
|Institutional discrimination |A denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups, resulting from the |
| |normal operations of a society |
| | |
|Political correctness |Language or behaviors that does not offend particular groups of people |

Part II

Write a 150- to 250-word response to each of the following questions:

• How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping?

Discrimination differs from prejudice and stereotyping in a way that discrimination isn’t just an negative attitude that rejects an entire group, as prejudice is defined. Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons. Prejudice does not necessarily end with wealth. Discrimination also has cumulative effect so that people today are victims of past and current differential practices. As whereas stereotyping is unreliable generalizations about all members of a particular group without considering a individuals differences. I feel that discrimination has many forms aside from race, also age, sexual orientation or wealth. Discrimination can hinder a person from advancing in their life, which will affect their