Hum 125 Appendix C

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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 |The avoidance of forms of expression or action that are perceived to exclude, marginalize, |

| |or insult certain 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 is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons. Discrimination is not allowing a person that is different from your race, sex, or religion to have the same rights as you have. Stereotyping automatically assumes that because the way a person looks they will act a certain way. Discrimination is the act. In many ways it is the result of stereotyping. Prejudice refers to negative judgments and views about a group formed without knowledge, thought, or reason. A stereotype is an often negative generalization about a group based upon samples that do not represent the group. Stereotypes could be a...