Defining Prejudice, Discrimination Stereotype, Racism, and other isms

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Defining Prejudice Discrimination Stereotype
Racism and other isms
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Racism

• The belief that a persons abilities personality
  and values are influenced by race colour or
  ethnic origin.
• The mistaken belief that one group is superior to
  another.
• Example from Atlantic Canadian Cultural History
  White council members decided to move the blacks
  of Africville

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Prejudice

• A view based on previously held ideas and not on
  knowledge or experience.
• An opinion about a person or group of people
  formed without knowledge
• Example from Atlantic Canadian Cultural History
  Halifax City Council did not take the time to get
  to know the culture of the people of Africville.
  They assumed that the black community would want
  to move

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Discrimination

• Treatment of a particular group or member of a
  particular group differently or unfairly.
• The practice of making or showing a difference
  based on prejudice.
• Example from Atlantic Canadian Cultural History
  People of Africville were denied the basic
  services of water sewage sidewalks and paved
  streets

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Stereotype

• An image that represents all members of a group
  as being the same.
• The view that all members of a group are the
  same.
• Example from Atlantic Canadian Cultural History
  All residents of Africville were on welfare

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Other isms

• Isms are prejudice and stereotypes enforced by
  people with more power than others by
  institutions and by cultural attitudes and
  values.
• Prejudice Power Isms

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Other isms

• Sexism Discrimination based on gender
  especially discrimination against women
• Ageism Discrimination based on age. Usually
  against older people but sometimes against young
  people.
• Classism - is any form of prejudice against
  people who are perceived to be in a lower
  social class (especially in economic status)

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More isms

• Heterosexism Discrimination against people
  because of their sexual orientation.
  Discrimination against people because they are in
  love with people of the same gender.
• Homophobia Fear of people who are gay lesbian
  or bisexual because of their sexual orientaion.

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• In Germany they came first for the Communists
• And I didnt speak up
• Because I wasnt a Communist
• Then they came for the Jews
• And I didnt speak up
• Because I wasnt a Jew.
• Then they came for the trade unionists
• And I didnt speak up
• Because I wasnt a trade unionist.
• Then they came for the Catholics
• And I didnt speak up
• Because I was a Protestant.
• Then they came for me
• And by that time
• No one was left to speak up.
• Martin Niemoller

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• People dont speak up sometimes because
• I have not spoken up about
• I have spoken up about
• My friends will speak up when
• We can speak up when
• It is easier to speak up when...

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The isms hurt us all