Assignment

You will now try to investigate what the difference between prejudice and discrimination is. Is there a difference?

When you write down your answers, please try to explain why you think it.

Let's start with a little history. A great example is Germany from the 1930's, at that moment in time there was a lot of prejudice against jews. 

You can find all the information on the internet and you can use the resources tab for the links.

 

Assignment 1. What prejudices were there against the jews? Where there more groups excluded?

Assignement 2. It went a bit further than just prejudice. At a certain pont there were different rules for Jewish people. What were some of the rules? Discuss them in your group.

 

 

Assigment 3. Prejudice was also a big problem in America. There used to be all these different rules for black people. They weren't allowed to go to the same hairdresser as whit people, or use the same entrance in a shop. They also had to go to different schools because the colour of their skin. This is called racial segregation or apartheid.

What do you think of this? Is this just prejudice or is this discrimination? 

Prejudice is not nice and can really hurt, but discrimination is taking these a step further. With discrimination there is an action after the prejudice. The person that discriminates feels that he or she is better than the other and uses words or takes actions to show this (like excluding someone in a game).

Discrimination can take many forms en can be directed at different groups of people, because they are labeled 'different'. This can be because of faith, gender, enticity or sexuality. 

 

Assigment 4. Did you ever experience prejudice? And with discrimination? How dit it make you feel?

Assignment 5. Some people say: Be the change you want see in the world. What could you do against discrimination? Is there one solution?

 

 

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