Treating someone differently because of their appearance.
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What is Positive Discrimination?
Giving a group special privileges to compensate for a perceived disadvantage.
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Example of Prejudice...
Gender, Ethnicity, Age, Religion, Sexuality, Race and Disability.
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What is prejudice based on?
Mainly ignorance to others. Stereotyping due to differences is often as a result of a bad upbringing. It could also be due to the media planting a certain influence over stereotypes.
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What is Scapegoating?
A person or group can be blamed for the sin or wrongs of another individual/group.
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1928
Women were given the right to vote.
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1944
Legal definition of a disabled person introduced.
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1967
Homosexual acts decriminalized.
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1970
Equal Pay Act.
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1976
Race religions act outlaws race discrimination .
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Why Prejudice is difficult to be proven
It is difficult to police prejudice because it involves opinion, which may not always show itself in ways that are 'against the law'. When opinion is put into action, however, and people are treated unequally, prejudice becomes discrimination.
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Buddhist Teachings #1
Buddhists teach that prejudice is an example of ignorance.
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Buddhist Teachings #2
Equanimity, upekkha. This means an equal attitude towards everyone. Buddhists try to ensure that everyone is treated as such in society.
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Buddhist Teachings #3
'Buddha Nature', ie the ability to become enlightened. It does not matter about our culture, race or background. Once enlightenment has been reached, there are no divisions at all.
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Precept
"I undertake to refrain from false speech.", they believe that it is important not to use negative speech as they believe in karma and prejudice/discrimination is considered poor behaviour.
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The Teachings of the Dalai Lama
"We must build a closer relationship among ourselves, based on mutual trust, mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual help, irrespective of culture, philosophy, religion or faith"
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Front
What is Discrimination?
Back
Treating someone differently because of their appearance.
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