STEREOTYPE, PREJUDICES AND DISCRIMINATION

PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE IN GENDER AND SEXUALITY

LESSON OBJECTIVES:

 Differentiate, stereotype, prejudice and

discrimination; and
 Understand the manifestations of stereotypes,
prejudice, and discrimination on gender.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:

 Stereotype – extremely generalized belief about a group

of people.
 Prejudice – unjustified or incorrect attitude towards a
person.
 Discrimination – when stereotype and prejudice
translate into a negative act towards a person.
INTRODUCTION

 There are 7.7 billion people across 195 countries and

every race has their own belief systems, religion, culture
and tradition. Yet, each individual is a unique mix of their
own. That is why appreciating diversity is very important
to fully understand the human experience and for us to
coexist peacefully.
INTRODUCTION

 Understanding diversity requires us to broaden our

appreciation of the many facets of the human race and
recognize that we have our own stereotypes, prejudice,
and discriminations too.
STEREOTYPES

 Stereotypes – are an “over-generalized belief about a

particular group or class of people” (Cardwell, 1996).
When we meet someone for the first time, we associate
with them certain characteristics and abilities that we
usually base on the group they belong to.
STEREOTYPES
STEREOTYPES

 A stereotype can be categorized as “explicit”, meaning the person

is aware that they have these thoughts towards a group of people
and they can say it out loud. It can also be “implicit” wherein a
person does not know if they have these stereotypes since it lies
in their subconscious. When the stereotype is explicit, a person
can choose not to turn their stereotypes into actions. While with
an implicit stereotype, a person has no control or awareness of it,
and it may manifest into actions or behavior.
PREJUDICE

 Prejudice is an “unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually

negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual’s
membership of a social group” (McLeod, 2008). Prejudice
represents our emotional response upon learning of a
person’s membership to a specific group (like age, skin, color,
race, disability, generation, nationality, religion, sex, sexual
expression, gender expression, and so on.)
PREJUDICE

 This negative attitude (prejudice) can be dangerous since

it often leads to negative actions and behaviors. This
negative attitude could manifest into action such as
bullying, discriminations and violence.
PREJUDICE
DISCRIMINATION

 Discrimination refers to actions or behaviors towards an

individual or a group of people. According to the United
Nations “discriminatory behaviors take many forms, but
they all involve some form of exclusion or rejection”.
People who are discriminated on are treated than the
way people are usually treated just because they belong
to a certain group of they have certain characteristics.
DISCRIMINATION

 Genocide
 Apartheid (means separateness)
 Gender discrimination
 LGBT discrimination
DISCRIMINATION

 Restricting opportunities or privileges that may be available to

other groups is discrimination, like the right to vote in
national elections. In the Philippines, women only gained the
right to vote in 1937 and before that, Filipino women had no
legal rights even to own properties. That form of
discrimination was based on illogical or irrational judgement
that women are weaker than men.
FREEDOM AND EQUALITY

 Article I of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

(UDHR) states that “all human beings are born free and
equal in dignity and rights.” this declaration was drafted
by member countries of the United Nations, including
the Philippines, in 1948. this monumental document
outlines the fundamental rights of every human being
that should be protected by everyone at all times.
FREEDOM AND EQUALITY

 Its preamble recognizes that the “inherent dignity and of the

equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human
family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the
world.
 Appreciating diversity of the human race is key to making a
safer and inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of
race, sex, religion, sexuality, gender or creed.
FREEDOM AND EQUALITY

 Stereotyping, prejudice and discriminations is a sensitive issue

for many people since it can be traced to our history, culture,
tradition, and religion.
 However, with the internet and technology, we now live in a
world that seems to have no borders. It is important to
create a society that respects the uniqueness of every human
being and uphold everyone’s dignity and rights.