|Term |Definition |
|Discrimination |The act of denying individuals and groups equal rights and opportunities based on prejudices|
| |of race, gender or creed. |
|Institutional discrimination |The denial of employment, housing and education to individuals or groups based on race and |
| |ethnicity. |
|Political correctness |A term that expresses the need to minimize social and institutional discrimination based on |
| |race, culture, sexual orientation and religion. |
Part II
Write a 150- to 250-word response to each of the following questions:
• How is discrimination different from prejudice and stereotyping?
Prejudice is an unjustified or negative opinion toward an individual based on their involvement in a social group and can be based on a certain race or gender. Stereotyping is a popular belief about certain groups or individuals based on race, gender or religion. The act of discriminating differs from prejudice and stereotyping because it is the act or behavior against specific individuals or groups of people, where prejudice and stereotyping are not actions, but negative opinions or beliefs about a specific individual or group. For example, saying that all Japanese people are short can be looked at as a stereotype, because all Japanese people are not the same height, and are
