Prejudice, Discrimination & Stereotypes: Definitions & Examples – Study
“A belief about a certain group of people is called a stereotype. Stereotypes can be positive or negative, but are usually an exaggerated idea of what a group is like. Prejudice is a feeling towards a person based on their affiliation with a group.”
Vooroordelen en stereotypen – Anne Frank Stichting
“Iedereen heeft vooroordelen en gebruikt stereotypen. Dat is normaal. Maar vooroordelen kunnen leiden tot ongelijke behandeling.”
Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination – Lumen
“However, we cannot erase discrimination from our culture just by enacting laws to abolish it. Even if a magic pill managed to eradicate racism from each individual’s psyche, society itself would maintain it. Sociologist Émile Durkheim calls racism a social fact, meaning that it does not require the action of individuals to continue. The reasons for this are complex and relate to the educational, criminal, economic, and political systems that exist in our society.”
Meghan and Harry’s Interview Raises Many Questions About Gender, Race, Empire and the Media – The Wire, Sumana Kasturi (12 maart 2021)
“Intersectionality theory, developed by scholar and law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw, explains how aspects such as the race, class, gender, sexual identity or religion of a person may contribute to intersecting and multi-layered modes of discrimination and oppression. For women of colour, this often translates into racist, misogynistic and classist discrimination.”
‘Witte politieleiding te weinig sensitief voor impliciete discriminatie’ – NOS (25 maart 2021)
“Volgens zowel Timmer als Rodrigues is racisme binnen het korps een afspiegeling van eenzelfde onderstroom in de samenleving. “Bestrijding ervan kan alleen door een cultuuromslag”, zegt Timmer. “Omdat het leiderschap binnen het korps hoofdzakelijk wit en mannelijk is, is er te weinig sensitiviteit voor allerlei ook impliciete discriminatoire taal. En er zijn groepen die dat niet meer accepteren.”