Discrimination and Prejudice
Discrimination according to McLeod S. (2008) simply means the behavior or actions, which are usually negative towards individuals or group of people, especially on the basis of sex, gender, race, social class and so forth whereas prejudice is an unjustified or negative attitude towards an individual based solely on individual’s membership of a social group, for example a person may hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender and that person may be regarded as sexist.
Discrimination and prejudice are greatly outlined, one cannot speak of discrimination without special reference to the term “ prejudice” because they intertwine also they can be explained based on their differences, consequences, nature of …show more content…
The Difference between Prejudice & Discrimination
People often find it difficult to distinguish between prejudice and discrimination, for instance a prejudiced person may not act on their attitude therefore someone can be prejudiced towards a certain group but not discriminate against them, in simpler terms prejudice is an inclusion of three components of an attitude which is affective, behavioral and cognitive attitude whereas discrimination only involves behavior carried …show more content…
It is not allowed to treat an employee differently as stipulated by relevant South African Legislations and other companies have their own laws, organizational processes and procedures regarding discrimination in the workplace which aim to treat employees in a fair and professional manner. Discrimination in the workplace is a comparison of all work related matters and it is pivotal for the employees to uphold and respect the organization’s reputation and image regardless of their diverse background and personalities. For example age discrimination in the workplace is if the employer treats an applicant who is above 40 years of age unfairly refusing to hire a person of a certain age
Legal Consequences of Discrimination in the workplace
This type of discrimination affects everyone in the workplace spectrum and its consequences opt the way of penalties and fines imposed by the government in order to prevent the occurrence of such discrimination in the future. Penalties and fines vary in accords to the damage made to the worker, may be an internal grievances solved within that particular organization or it can even end up at a CCMA jurisdiction. If unresolved it can lead to sexual harassment, victimization, and so forth
Discrimination according to McLeod S. (2008) simply means the behavior or actions, which are usually negative towards individuals or group of people, especially on the basis of sex, gender, race, social class and so forth whereas prejudice is an unjustified or negative attitude towards an individual based solely on individual’s membership of a social group, for example a person may hold prejudiced views towards a certain race or gender and that person may be regarded as sexist.
Discrimination and prejudice are greatly outlined, one cannot speak of discrimination without special reference to the term “ prejudice” because they intertwine also they can be explained based on their differences, consequences, nature of …show more content…
The Difference between Prejudice & Discrimination
People often find it difficult to distinguish between prejudice and discrimination, for instance a prejudiced person may not act on their attitude therefore someone can be prejudiced towards a certain group but not discriminate against them, in simpler terms prejudice is an inclusion of three components of an attitude which is affective, behavioral and cognitive attitude whereas discrimination only involves behavior carried …show more content…
It is not allowed to treat an employee differently as stipulated by relevant South African Legislations and other companies have their own laws, organizational processes and procedures regarding discrimination in the workplace which aim to treat employees in a fair and professional manner. Discrimination in the workplace is a comparison of all work related matters and it is pivotal for the employees to uphold and respect the organization’s reputation and image regardless of their diverse background and personalities. For example age discrimination in the workplace is if the employer treats an applicant who is above 40 years of age unfairly refusing to hire a person of a certain age
Legal Consequences of Discrimination in the workplace
This type of discrimination affects everyone in the workplace spectrum and its consequences opt the way of penalties and fines imposed by the government in order to prevent the occurrence of such discrimination in the future. Penalties and fines vary in accords to the damage made to the worker, may be an internal grievances solved within that particular organization or it can even end up at a CCMA jurisdiction. If unresolved it can lead to sexual harassment, victimization, and so forth