Psychology Of Prejudice

As of this year, people in our communities are being prejudiced and stereotyped because of their identity and their background. “Stereotypes are not only harmful in their own right; they do damage by fostering prejudice and discrimination.” says The Psychology of Prejudice: An Overview written by Scott Plous 2002-2017. People who live in communities like this can get their lives changed because of others actions. In our communities the people around us change everyone else’s identity in either positive or negative ways without knowing or realizing they are changing their lifestyle. In our society people will do almost anything to make sure that they are being taken care of or that they are tearing others down. An example of discrimination on a community is the way islam people are being treated because of the attack on September 11, 2001. The islamic community is being blamed for the terrorist attack and hasn't been able to live the same life since before that. “America was essentially seeing a rise in Islamophobia (dislike/prejudice against Islam/Muslims) that would eventually hurt community relations, and scrutinize innocent
From a biological point of view, then, Blacks and Whites comprise a continuum rather than a dichotomy. Nonetheless, a false belief in the purity of racial categories has enabled Whites to mistreat Blacks for centuries without realizing that in many cases, they are harming the descendant of a White person.” says Scott Plous in his article on Understanding Prejudice, published in 2002-2017. This evidence shows that if you are discriminating a different race other than your own, you could definitely be discriminating your past self. Although our community is being prejudiced because of color and is falling apart we still have hope in coming together by support for each