what is the difference between discrimation and stereotype
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tereotypingis a TYPE ofdiscrimination.
A stereotype is a "fixed image" of an individual or a group - Like (all black people are ghetto, or all asians are math whizes, OR all middle easterns are terrorists).Discrimination is directly related to prejudice - where someone is treated unfairly because of their race, religion,age, gender, or ethnicity.(white man gets a job over a more qualified african american woman Discrimination can relate to many different things - Discrimination is an "umbrella term" other things like (injustice, ignorance, homophobia, prejudice, stereotyping, and bias)...fall under this umbrella.Source:Myself and "FEEDYMITE's" answers combined, make THE perfect definition.
A stereotype is a "fixed image" of an individual or a group - Like (all black people are ghetto, or all asians are math whizes, OR all middle easterns are terrorists).Discrimination is directly related to prejudice - where someone is treated unfairly because of their race, religion,age, gender, or ethnicity.(white man gets a job over a more qualified african american woman Discrimination can relate to many different things - Discrimination is an "umbrella term" other things like (injustice, ignorance, homophobia, prejudice, stereotyping, and bias)...fall under this umbrella.Source:Myself and "FEEDYMITE's" answers combined, make THE perfect definition.
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Discrimination is the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
Where as stereotypes are a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
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Where as stereotypes are a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
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