University of Phoenix Material

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Discrimination |The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the |
| |grounds of race, age, or sex. |
| |Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another. |
|Institutional discrimination |Unfair prejudice against individuals as a result of the way an organization works or delivers|
| |services.. |
|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 act. It is the deed of harming a group. It in many ways is the result of stereotyping and prejudice

What are the causes of discrimination?
Negative stereotypes created by generalizations of any group or subgroup of people lead to prejudice. This results in a mass hatred for a group or usually several groups of individuals. Which in turn results in institutional discrimination in both professional and legal organizations.

How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability) the same as discrimination faced by another? How are they different?
No two groups are discriminated against in exactly in the same way. Unless in the most general of terms, aka legal, violent acts and hate. However each of the groups faces a different point of discrimination.
The woman crossing the street in order to avoid the man crossing her path at night. A victim in her fear of this man, or this man shunned in fear for having done nothing wrong?
Women make (around)3% less than men over all, however men are almost never awarded child custody or shared rights after a divorce.
Each group faces inequality and discrimination on a large scale. Yet the way they are impacted is greatly different.
A black man walking down the street at night in a bad neighborhood is assumed to be planning to sell drugs. A white man in the same situation is assumed to be there to buy drugs. Both men are good upstanding citizens yet both are assumed criminals of different crimes. The ways in which discrimination manifest are a direct reflection of the stereotypes placed on the groups in question.