Lesson 3 Stereotype, Prejudice and Discrimination

NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE
Adal a dekalidad, dur-as ti panagbiag.
GE Elect 2 – GENDER AND SOCIETY
LESSON 3: STEREOTYPE, PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

a. Stereotype
b. Prejudice
c. Discrimination
d. Freedom and Equality
OVERVIEW:
There are 7.7 billion people across 95 countries and every race has their own belief,
systems, religion, culture and tradition. Yet, each individual is unique mix of their own. That’s
why appreciating diversity is very important to fully understand the human experience for us
to coexist peacefully.
However, understanding diversity requires us to broaden our appreciation of the many
facets of human race and recognize that we have our own stereotypes, prejudice and
discrimination too.
LESSON OBJECTIVES:
When you finish this lesson, you should be able to:
1. Identify the manifestations of stereotype, prejudice and discrimination on
gender;
2. Differentiate stereotype, prejudice and discrimination; and,
3. Illustrate the importance of freedom and equality.
DISCUSSION:
A. Definition of terms
1. Stereotype refers to any extremely generalized belief about a group of people
2. Prejudice is unjustified or incorrect attitude towards a person
3. Discrimination is the result when stereotypes and prejudice translate into a negative act
towards a person.
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 their characteristics and abilities
base on the group they belong to.
- Some stereotypes convey positive example like.
 A student from La Salle would be stereotyped as very intelligent or matalino,
 Or us Filipino being known for our hospitality.
- Most stereotypes drawn from negative generalizations…
 Our Muslim countrymen as terrorist,
 Viewing farmers and blue-collar workers as lazy and less educated.
While discriminatory traditions, practices and laws exist in many countries, many have
shifted towards making opportunities and privileges accessible to everyone.
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 In many countries, people of the same sex can now get married and create their own families
while enjoying the same rights as straight couples.
 In the Philippines, all establishments are now required by law to have an access ramp for
people with disabilities.
Note: Appreciating diversity of the human race is key to making a safer and more inclusive
environment for everyone, regardless of race, sex, religion, sexuality, gender or creed.
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 persons’ membership to a
specific group (like age, skin color, race, disability, generation, nationality, religion, sex,
sexual expression, gender expression, and so on).
 This negative attitude (prejudice) can be dangerous since it often leads to negative actions
and behaviors.
- Example, a sexist person is someone who has negative attitude towards the other sex and
sees them as the lesser sex.
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”.
Here are few examples of discrimination:
 Genocide: action of recognizing someone as different so much that they are treated
inhumanly and degraded.
 Apartheid (means separateness) is a form of racial discrimination wherein one race is
viewed as less than the other
- Resulting in the separation of black and whites, and
- The mass murder of Jews in concentration camps.
 Gender discrimination is another common form of discrimination.
- Statistically, women earn less than men and are often relegated to be solely responsible
for childrearing and house chores.
- Men on the other hand are discriminated in household responsibilities such they are
perceived as less manly when they do their share of house chores or when they become
stay at home husbands.
 LGBT discrimination happens when LGBT people are treated as lesser than straight
people.
- Discrimination happens early in their childhood as they get bullied when they act
differently or dress differently than other kids.
- During adolescence they get judged, bullied, or physically assaulted as they explore and
express their sexuality.
- 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 institutional
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discrimination was based on illogical or irrational judgment 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.
Its preamble recognizes 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”.
LEARNING ASSESSMENT FOR LESSON 3
1. Differentiate stereotype, prejudice and discrimination? Elucidate your answer by giving

manifestations for each on gender.
2. Why do we need to diversities and embrace freedom and equality?
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REFERENCES:
1. McLeod, S.A (2008). Prejudice, Discrimination.
https://www.simplypshychology.org/prejudice.html)
2. Peralta, E.P.D., Botor, N.J.B. Tabios Pawilen, G.T. Laude, T. M.P. (2019) Course
module for gender and society: A human ecological approach. Sampaloc, Manila: Rex
Bookstore Inc.
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NORTH LUZON PHILIPPINES STATE COLLEGE

Adal a dekalidad, dur-as ti panagbiag.

GE Elect 2 – GENDER AND SOCIETY

LESSON 3: STEREOTYPE, PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION

FREEDOM AND EQUALITY

LEARNING ASSESSMENT FOR LESSON 3

1. Differentiate stereotype, prejudice and discrimination? Elucidate your answer by giving

2. Why do we need to diversities and embrace freedom and equality?

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