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- DictionaryPrej·u·dice/ˈprejədəs/
noun
- 1. preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience: "prejudice against people from different backgrounds"
- 2. harm or injury that results or may result from some action or judgment: "prejudice resulting from delay in the institution of the proceedings"
verb
- 1. give rise to prejudice in (someone); make biased: "the statement might prejudice the jury"
- 2. cause harm to (a state of affairs): "delay is likely to prejudice the child's welfare"
2 days ago · Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices.
5 days ago · Homophobia, culturally produced fear of or prejudice against homosexuals that sometimes manifests itself in legal restrictions or, in extreme cases, bullying or even violence against homosexuals (sometimes called “gay bashing”). The term homophobia was coined in the late 1960s and was used.
5 days ago · A hate crime (also known a bias crime) [1] is crime where a perpetrator targets a victim because of their physical appearance or perceived membership of a certain social group. [2]
4 days ago · A stereotype is defined as “a standardized mental picture that is held in common by members of a group and that represents an oversimplified opinion, prejudiced attitude, or uncritical judgment,” according to the Merriam-Webster dictionary.For black women in the workplace, this glass ceiling may seem even more impenetrable.
4 days ago · Islamophobia is the irrational fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general, especially when perceived by outsiders as a geopolitical force or a source of terrorism.
1 day ago · In all these cases, the definition was some version of “prejudice [and discrimination] against people based on their race or ethnicity.” In one of these cases (Myers & Twenge, 2015 ), the authors made explicit the prevailing atomistic ontological focus by defining racism as “an individual's prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory ...
3 days ago · Islamophobia is the fear, hatred, and discrimination against the religion and practitioners of Islam, beginning in medieval Europe and continuing to impact society and politics in modern Europe, the United States, and Asia.
