Attitude And Social Cognition — Psychology STD 12 Humanities — Question
CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 HumanitiesPsychologyAttitude And Social Cognition2 Marks
Question
Prejudice can exist without discrimination and vice versa. Comment.
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Answer
Prejudices can exist without being shown in the form of discrimination. Similarly, discrimination can be shown without prejudice.
Wherever prejudice and discrimination exist, conflicts are very likely to arise between groups within the same society.
We all witnessed many instances of discrimination, with and without prejudice, based on gender, religion, community, caste, physical handicap and illnesses such as AIDS.
Moreover, in many cases, discriminatory behaviour can be curbed by law. But, the cognitive and emotional components of prejudice are more difficult to change.
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