Can someone please tell me thier beliefs between the difference of discrimination vs stereotypes?

Question

I just want honest opinions. If you think that they are one and the same. Or if you believe that there is a difference, please explain what do you believe it is? Thank you!

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Answer 1

discrimination is an action

stereotype is a thought

Answer 2

There is definitely a difference between discrimination and stereotypes.

Stereotyping has to do with having a pre-conceived idea about how someone is, based on a group that he falls into. For example, it has been my experience that gay men are the group of men who are most likely to take someone's feeling into account before saying or doing something. They also are more organized than most groups of men. In general, they would probably make good tenants, if you happen to be a landlord.

Discrimination has to do with acting differently toward someone than you do to others based on something about them. Mortgage companies charge a higher interest rate to people with bad credit. Some landlords won't allow tenants to have pit bulls in their properties. Neither of these examples of discrimination are illegal or viewed by most people as morally wrong, though usually, people think of discrimination as a thing that should not have happened.

Answer 3

Stereotypes are are generalizations made about people (e.g. women managers are bitches, all men are pigs, blonds are dumb, etc.). Discrimination is a negative ACT based upon an assumption, stereotype or prejudice we may have about a person/group of people. If I believe all blacks are intellectually inferior to whites and denigrate and/or ignore the black children I am teaching - THAT is an act of discrimination. If I hate all latinos and refuse to hire the most qualified person because he is latino - THAT is discrimination. We can stereotype people but not discriminate against them. (I may think all women managers are bitches but I could still get a long with them, I could still hire a woman manager to work for me....) It's the difference between beliefs and actions.

Answer 4

Stereotypes are expectations based on preconceived ideas or prejudices. If I already think I know how someone is because I know his or her race, gender, religious background, etc., that reflects stereotyping. Assuming that the men of a particular culture are womanizers and heavy drinkers would be an example of a stereotype.

Discrimination, on the other hand, reflects BEHAVIOR. Discrimination may be rooted in stereotypes or by fueled by prejudices, but it involves treating somebody differently on account of his race, gender, etc. An example of discrimination would be taking care not to rent a house or an apartment to someone of a particular race.

Answer 5

dis·crim·i·na·tion (d-skrm-nshn) KEY
NOUN:
The act of discriminating.
The ability or power to see or make fine distinctions; discernment.
Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners.

OTHER FORMS:
dis·crimi·nation·al (Adjective)


ster·e·o·type (str--tp, stîr-) KEY
NOUN:
A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image.
One that is regarded as embodying or conforming to a set image or type.
Printing A metal printing plate cast from a matrix molded from a raised printing surface, such as type.
TRANSITIVE VERB:
ster·e·o·typed , ster·e·o·typ·ing , ster·e·o·types
To make a stereotype of.
To characterize by a stereotype: "Elderly Americans are the neglected sector of the fashion industry, stereotyped by blue hair and polyester pantsuits" (American Demographics).
To give a fixed, unvarying form to.
To print from a stereotype.

Answer 6

Discrimination: The word discrimination comes from the Latin "discriminare", which means to "distinguish between". However, discrimination is more than distinction, it is action based on prejudice resulting in unfair treatment of people. To discriminate socially is to make a distinction between people on the basis of class or category without regard to individual merit. Examples of social discrimination include racial, religious, sexual, sexual orientation, disability, ethnic, height-related, and age-related discrimination.

Stereotype: Stereotypes are ideas held by some individuals about members of particular groups, based solely on membership in that group. They are often used in a negative or prejudicial sense and are frequently used to justify certain discriminatory behaviors. More benignly, they may express sometimes-accurate folk wisdom about social reality.

People usually discriminate because of stereotypes that they learn from family or group affiliations

Answer 7

Get thee to a dictionary.