Are prejudice and discrimination the same? Explain your answer. What purposes does prejudice serve?
What will be an ideal response?
* Prejudice is judging a person on the basis of stereotypes about the group to which the person belongs.
* Discrimination consists of behaviors that adversely affect members of a particular group.
* Prejudice is a cognitive process, whereas discrimination is behavioral and must be actively carried out to occur.
* Prejudice serves the purpose of maintaining social standing, maintaining self-esteem, or satisfying our emotional need for status.
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