Problem
Prejudice
Experimental visualization of narrower problems
Other Names:
Dependence on passive discriminationPrejudiced people
Nature:
Prejudice is the unsubstantiated prejudgement of an individual or group, favourable or unfavourable in character, tending to action in a consonant direction. Even favourable prejudices should be discouraged since they too represent unwarranted generalizations, mostly of an irrational nature. Although prejudice may apply to objects as disparate as trade-union leaders, women, or exotic foods, in practice it has been considered as dealing primarily with populations or ethnic groups distinguished by the possession of specific inherited physical characteristics (race or sex), or by differences in language, religion, culture, national origin, or any combination of these.
Broader Problems:
Narrowmindedness Narrower Problems:
TabooEthnic prejudiceNational prejudiceCultural prejudicePolitical prejudiceSexual discriminationSkin colour prejudicePrejudice in childrenIntellectual prejudiceEconomic discriminationDiscrimination in housingSegregation through languageDiscrimination against womenSelective perception of factsDisruptive personal prejudicesDiscrimination against minoritiesDiscrimination against non-human speciesDiscrimination against religious unbelievers Related Problems:
ElitismStrange peopleHarmful thoughtBadness Aggravates:
ErrorAlienationSocial stigmaCulture shockDiscriminationDisadvantaged groupsPersonal covert himsaRefusal to participate References:
Nisbet, Robert: Prejudices: a philosophical dictionaryKeith, Arthur: The Place of Prejudice in Modern CivilizationNugent, Ward J: Prejudice: index of modern information with bibliography Subject(s):
Societal Problems → DependenceSociety → People
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
B: Basic universal problems Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST