For example, people can be prejudiced against someone else of a different ethnicity, gender, or religion.
This is an irrationalattitudeand mindset which does no good for anyone involved.
The same can be true for people who are Black, White, or Asian.
Verywell / Laura Porter
Some of the most well-known types of prejudice include the following:
Prejudice is not the same as discrimination.
Whereas prejudice refers to attitudes and beliefs in the abstract, discrimination describesactionsthat can arise from prejudice.
This has a very strong influence on how people behave and interact with those who are different from them.
Those on the receiving end of prejudice are particularly impacted, though.
The human mind must think with the aid of categories.
Once formed, categories are the basis for normal prejudgment.
We cannot possibly avoid this process.
Orderly living depends upon it.
One of the first ways to do this is to understand and accept that it happens.
For instance, simply imagining yourself in the same shoes as the other person can humanize them to you.
Of course, theres a lot of progress to be made.
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