Prejudice
& Discrimination
OCN Level 2
Booklet 3
Name: Aodhán Roberts
Group: Our City, Our Story.
Date:
AC 3.1 Examine how attitudes are formed (please provide three examples).
Example 1 attitude:
Education
How the above may be formed?
Education is a big way of forming attitudes because you’re
always learning about new things and learning how to
think and behave positively. Students are regularly praised
for showing a particular attitude, which encourages them
to keep doing it. They will also be punished for doing
things wrong, so they won’t do it again.
I think an example of this is what I am doing now. As part
of my course, I am learning about diversity and good
relations which is a positive attitude which is essential to a
good life.
Example 2 attitude:
Experience
How the above may be formed?
Experience can be a way of forming attitudes due to direct
personal experience, or from an observation. For example,
children form a respectful attitude towards elders by
observing that their parents showing respect for elders
and are appreciated for it.
Example 3 attitude:
Exposure to information
How the above may be formed?
With the huge amount of information that is being
provided through media, both positive and negative
attitudes are being formed. By reading the biographies of
self-actualised person, an individual may develop a
positive attitude towards hard work.
AC 3.2 Describe THREE ways in which attitudes may be CHALLENGED.
Challenge attitude 1:
I would say education is the biggest way that attitudes can
be challenged. Growing up, many people get educated on
this, and in my case for example, I’ve done stuff in religion,
learning for life and work, ASDAN and Princes Trust, and
now with the Churches Trust, doing this OCN. Obviously,
students are educated on why discrimination is wrong.
Challenge attitude 2:
Reporting discriminatory behaviour is a way that attitudes
can be challenged. The Police Service of Northern Ireland,
and many services around the world constantly campaign
against things like hate crime. They make themselves
more available to the victims, and encourage them to
report such behaviour on 101, or online. The PSNI also
work with partners to increase the reporting numbers and
to aid support. #Voices is the PSNI’s most recent campaign
to highlight Hate Crime in Northern Ireland. It is a series of
short videos narrated by victims describing their own
personal experiences of Hate Crime. They also supply
disability, racism and sectarian leaflets.
Challenge attitude 3:
Many workplaces, schools and other places around the
world have their own policies and procedures in order to
challenge attitudes. It sets out a clear set of guidelines for
people to follow, and if they don’t disciplinary action
could arise.
AC 4.1 Describe THREE ways in which prejudice may manifest itself (provide THREE examples).
Manifestation of prejudice:
Type of prejudice 1?
Gender
Manifestation……
Attitudes to women may seem optimistic but may conceal
forms of bias that are more compassionate or patronising.
A disconnection exists between relatively optimistic
behaviours and elevated rates of violence against girls and
women
Manifestation of prejudice:
Type of prejudice 2?
Age
Manifestation……
Age stereotypes can be especially harmful to older people
who are often treated in a benevolent and patronising
manner that can affect their perception or even their
ability to do certain things.
Manifestation of prejudice:
Type of prejudice 3?
Disability
Manifestation……
Disability discrimination may also be motivated by
systemic obstacles, over-simplistic categorisation, and
stereotypical patronisation. Some studies have shown that
people with mental health problems have more
pessimistic behaviours than people with physical
impairments.
AC 4.2 Describe positive and negative consequences of THREE types of prejudice and
discrimination.
Prejudice/discrimination 1:
Sexism
Positive consequences:
Awareness is raised of many huge issues such as the work
with politicians “equal pay” and the gender pay gap
Negative consequences:
Many of those in society tend to see women as 'domestic
and child caregivers.' These old views impose unfair
standards on women as well as a family searching for a
career.
Prejudice/discrimination 2:
Racism
Positive consequences:
There are active 'Stand Up to Racism' and 'Give Racism
The Red Card' campaigns with a high profile anti-racism.
Negative consequences:
Individuals who encounter prejudice, or even worse,
discrimination in their local area can feel unwelcomed and
unwanted. They may feel frightened of being assaulted.
Prejudice/discrimination 3:
Disability
Positive consequences:
Many schools, organisations and more will have methods
of making things accessible for people with disabilities.
Police Service of Northern Ireland started up a #VOICES
campaign which included disability hate crime awareness.
It’s great that awareness is being raised.
Negative consequences:
In the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s #VOICES
campaign you can listen to comments made by a victim of
disability hate crime and how he was left feeling suicidal
and emotionally traumatised because of the hatred and
abuse directed towards him simply because he is in a
wheelchair. This is just one example of many.
AC 4.3 Describe how discrimination can lead to disadvantage.
Discrimination may lead to disadvantage by:
Discrimination can bring disadvantage in many ways and
there's many examples of how this could happen.
If you're a Muslim residing in Northern Ireland, at school,
you could be undermined because some people might
hold a perception that you’re special. You may have a
rough time in the classroom and no friends, so you
normally can't want to go to school so you won't get a
quality education and you won't get a successful job and
spend your life on benefits. If you’re a Muslim, English
might not be your first language meaning you might not
understand the language and you could offend someone.
Some people might insult you. If your neighbours try to
get you out of the area, young people might not feel safe
in your street or even at home. They might genuinely think
this is really a ugly place and they're going to be afraid to
go outside alone. They might be socially isolated from
others.
Individuals shouldn't discriminate since it causes problems
and harm to people involved. It's not the right thing to do
and doesn't end up making someone to have had the best
possible life they should really have.
Learner signature: Aodhán Roberts Date:__________________
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