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Appendix C

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term Definition
Discrimination the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.

Institutional discrimination a denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups, resulting from the normal operations of a society.

Political correctness it denotes language, ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and institutional offense in occupational, gender, racial, cultural, sexual orientation, certain other religions, beliefs or ideologies, disability, and age-related contexts, and, as purported by the term, doing so to an excessive extent.

Part II

Discrimination is the denial of opportunities because of race, gender, religion or disability. When people are discriminated against they usually have been denied something because they don’t fit the standard of what the person is looking for. Prejudice and discrimination have been prevalent throughout human history. Prejudice has to do with the inflexible and irrational attitudes and opinions held by members of one group about another, while discrimination refers to behaviors directed against another group. Being prejudiced usually means having preconceived beliefs about groups of people or cultural practices. Prejudices can either be positive or negative; both forms are usually preconceived and difficult to alter. The negative form of prejudice can lead to discrimination, although it is possible to be prejudiced and not act upon the attitudes. Those who practice discrimination do so to protect opportunities for themselves by denying access to those whom they believe do not deserve the same treatment as everyone else. Stereotyping is when you categorize people because of something that they do.