Onto a little more clinical view two specific views shall be delved into. The first of which would be threat , a good way to present this is through definition “It primarily concerns fear that our group interests will be undermined or our self-esteem is in jeopardy” (Baron, R.A. & Branscombe, 2012) which means that people hold prejudice when they feel some threat to their group or self-esteem. So why is this? The reason for this would most likely be because since it threatens their self image and their way of life then it no longer leaves them secure in their life , they may be afraid that it could cause a break down and then lead to change. Another theory of the roots of prejudice is realistic conflict theory “The view that prejudice
…show more content…
Actually a specific study of part time students shows that as much as 50% experienced some kind of bulling at work (Einarsen , 1999). What kind of bullying happens at work then? It can vary between emotional abuse , the earlier mentioned sexual harassment , and on rare occasions physical confrontation although it is not common. Something pertinent to the paper was studied in the cause of such discrimination as well “ Another Finnish study among 95 victims who were members of the Union of Municipal Officials (Vartia, 1996), showed similar results. In this study 68 percent saw envy as an important reason for why they were being bullied, followed by a weak superior (42 percent) and competition or tasks or advancement (38 percent) or the superior 's approval (34 percent)” (Einarsen , 1999) which can give us a few ideas towards the causes. The victims perceived a few reasons , envy , positions of power , competition , and also approval. Settings like this can get a bit competitive and a great deal of this would be motivated by envy or striving to push ahead. The fact is that competition in the workplace can spur on people to be somewhat zealous against each other when they vie for higher positions , and some when they get those higher positions look down on the people below them because they see them as not working for it since they are not in their own
Actually a specific study of part time students shows that as much as 50% experienced some kind of bulling at work (Einarsen , 1999). What kind of bullying happens at work then? It can vary between emotional abuse , the earlier mentioned sexual harassment , and on rare occasions physical confrontation although it is not common. Something pertinent to the paper was studied in the cause of such discrimination as well “ Another Finnish study among 95 victims who were members of the Union of Municipal Officials (Vartia, 1996), showed similar results. In this study 68 percent saw envy as an important reason for why they were being bullied, followed by a weak superior (42 percent) and competition or tasks or advancement (38 percent) or the superior 's approval (34 percent)” (Einarsen , 1999) which can give us a few ideas towards the causes. The victims perceived a few reasons , envy , positions of power , competition , and also approval. Settings like this can get a bit competitive and a great deal of this would be motivated by envy or striving to push ahead. The fact is that competition in the workplace can spur on people to be somewhat zealous against each other when they vie for higher positions , and some when they get those higher positions look down on the people below them because they see them as not working for it since they are not in their own