cording to Donaldson, Berger, and Pezdek (2006), Generalizations will be speculations about a gathering of individuals whereby we property a characterized set of qualities to this gathering. These characterizations can be certain or negative, for example, when different nationalities are stereotyped as neighborly or hostile. For example, Muslims (because I am one) are stereotyped as being unfriendly.
It is important to also understand what prejudice is all about so that one can be able to differentiate between the two. Prejudice is commonly used to refer to an antagonistic judgment or feeling framed previously or without learning or examination of the certainties (Augoustinos, 2016). For example, African Americans often experience prejudice because they are assumed to be drug dealers and will often engage in criminal activities and for that, they have suffered for many years as it is the case with many people of color or minority groups. …show more content…
For instance, Tarek is arrested because he is falsely accused of jumping the turnstile at a subway for not having money to pay for his train ticket (McCarthy, 2008). Tarek had paid his ticket money and stereotyping made him get arrested because it was assumed that he did not have the money to do so. In addition, when Tarek gets arrested, Zainab is left in the house with Walter. She leaves the house because maybe she thinks that Walter is a bad person or he might rape her or something of the sort. She stereotyped him as being a bad person and moved out. An example of how counter-stereotype occurred is in with respect to Mouna who forms a kind of romantic relationship with Walter. Another example of the opposite happening is when Walter learnt to play various instruments from Tarek. It is a clear indication that they can learn from each other despite coming from different backgrounds (McCarthy,
It is important to also understand what prejudice is all about so that one can be able to differentiate between the two. Prejudice is commonly used to refer to an antagonistic judgment or feeling framed previously or without learning or examination of the certainties (Augoustinos, 2016). For example, African Americans often experience prejudice because they are assumed to be drug dealers and will often engage in criminal activities and for that, they have suffered for many years as it is the case with many people of color or minority groups. …show more content…
For instance, Tarek is arrested because he is falsely accused of jumping the turnstile at a subway for not having money to pay for his train ticket (McCarthy, 2008). Tarek had paid his ticket money and stereotyping made him get arrested because it was assumed that he did not have the money to do so. In addition, when Tarek gets arrested, Zainab is left in the house with Walter. She leaves the house because maybe she thinks that Walter is a bad person or he might rape her or something of the sort. She stereotyped him as being a bad person and moved out. An example of how counter-stereotype occurred is in with respect to Mouna who forms a kind of romantic relationship with Walter. Another example of the opposite happening is when Walter learnt to play various instruments from Tarek. It is a clear indication that they can learn from each other despite coming from different backgrounds (McCarthy,