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    Any experiences of prejudice and discrimination can affect children and young people in different ways‚ there are some cases where the effects are small but there may be cases where the effects and consequences can be very serious and will require the child or young person to have a lot of support from staff and outside agencies depending on the situation. When a child or young person experiences prejudice or discrimination they may have a lack of motivation‚ may become angry‚ depressed and confused

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    problems in the United States is the act of prejudice and discrimination among its people. Often times these two can be mistaken for the same thing‚ but prejudice and discrimination have two separate meanings. According to the dictionary being prejudice means to have a “preconceived judgment or opinion” (Merriam). About a person or thing‚ although prejudice is not acted upon it is merely just the thought or an indirect statement. On the other hand‚ Discrimination is “The unjust or prejudicial treatment

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    stereotypes when they are reluctant to obtain all of the information we would need to make fair assessment about another person‚ formulating a negative picture‚ filling in the blanks in many situations‚ which can lead to extreme prejudice and discrimination. Stereotyping is evident in our everyday lives‚ from our law makers to our law enforcement and citizens. As an example‚ being stop by a law enforcement officer for no reason‚ or going in a department store and being watch. Which begs the question

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    is the way it is anymore with our government. Abdus Sattar Ghazali also wrote about homegrown terrorism in May 2008 on the www.amperspective.com website. He says that the New York police department’s report in August 2007 would lead to negative stereotyping and unwarranted suspicions of the Muslim community. Latent Orientalism is the unconscious‚ untouchable certainty about what the Orient is. Its basic content is static and unanimous. The Orient is seen as separate‚ eccentric‚ backward‚ silently

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    Jenelle Koerner 2)Prejudice an unjustified or incorrect attitude towards an individual based solely on the individual’s membership of a social group. An example is a person May hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender. Discrimination is the behavior or actions‚ usually negative towards an individual or group of people on the basis of sex‚ race‚ and social class. Prejudice is the thoughts and attitude a person holds towards a group of people‚ while discrimination is the actions against

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    Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Week 5 CheckPoint Many people confuse Arab and Muslims. Arabs are an ethnic group and Muslims are a religious group. Muslims are believers of the Islam faith. Most Arabs are not Muslims and most Muslims are not Arabs. Muslims cannot be identified by their nationality alone. Being an Arab does not mean that you are a follower of the Islam religion. An Arab is generally from the countries that are now the Arab world. This area

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    Introduction To The Topic American History X is a great film that portrays prejudicestereotyping and conformity. Prejudice is negative attitudes toward others based on their gender‚ religion‚ race‚ or membership in a particular group. Prejudice involves beliefs and emotions that can turn into hatred. Having an opinion or idea about a member of a group without really knowing that individual is a part of prejudice. Some people make judgments about a whole group of people without knowing very much

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    CheckPoint: Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination Week 5 Day 4 Arab is a nationality or ethnicity. This means anyone born in an Arab county is Arabic‚ regardless of their religion. Arabs originate in the Middle East – countries such as Saudi Arabia‚ Kuwait‚ United Arab Emirates‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Syria‚ Jordan‚ Palestine‚ Sudan‚ Qatar‚ Algeria‚ Oman‚ Egypt‚ Lebanon‚ Yemen‚ etc. Muslim is a religion‚ not an ethnicity. Muslim people accept Islam as their religion. Therefore

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    Stigma‚ Discrimination and Prejudice Karen Bleicher Spring‚ 2009 Professor Mark Harris Social Problems 2023 To Fight Stigmas‚ Start with Treatment Last fall‚ British television broadcast a reality program called “How Mad Are You?” The plot was simple: 10 volunteers lived together for a week in a house in the countryside and took part in a series of challenges. The amazing thing was that there were no prizes at the end of the challenges. There was a very interesting concept to the

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    Characteristics of Orientalism‚ Prejudice‚ and Discrimination The difference between Muslims and Arabs according to the Schaefer text is; often being confused that they are the same Muslims are a type of religious group where as Arabs are a type of ethnic group. In the beginning of the text it describes and says that “Most Arab Americans are not Muslim and most Muslim Americans are not of Arab background. Within each group is a significant diversity that can be seen by differences in forms of

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