Prejudice and discrimination have been obstacles that have created many major conflicts throughout history. Both breed negativity and do not produce solutions or compromise to any social issue the world faces. A prejudice is actually defined as having a negative attitude based on hasty generalizations about individuals of different races, ethnicities, or any group of people for that matter. Because prejudice thoughts and beliefs are based on false information they often lead to discriminatory behaviors. Discrimination is different from a prejudice in that fact that discriminating is the action rather than the thought of a dominant group that is harmful towards less dominant
Prejudice and discrimination have been obstacles that have created many major conflicts throughout history. Both breed negativity and do not produce solutions or compromise to any social issue the world faces. A prejudice is actually defined as having a negative attitude based on hasty generalizations about individuals of different races, ethnicities, or any group of people for that matter. Because prejudice thoughts and beliefs are based on false information they often lead to discriminatory behaviors. Discrimination is different from a prejudice in that fact that discriminating is the action rather than the thought of a dominant group that is harmful towards less dominant