Sociology / Unit 7 Soc 1056 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Prejudice and Discrimination, Distinguished
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The idea
Prejudice is an attitude held about a group, formed before and apart from experience; discrimination is an action taken against a group, and the two can occur independently.
In practice
A neighbor who privately dislikes a group still greets them warmly and lends them tools without hesitation.
Where people slip
A person can hold one without the other; neither term substitutes for the other.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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