Hello everyone,
While searching for research material, I came across information that defines the difference forms of intolerance.
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Defining Intolerance of Others
Author: unknown
stereotyping
prejudice
discrimination
negative Thoughts
negative attitudes
negative behavior
Stereotyping: developing an association between the behavior of a single person and generalizing to an entire group of people who share some obvious dimension with that individual (gender, race, national origin, language, occupation, sexualorientation )
Stereotype : A belief about the personal attributes of a group of people based on singular experiences or passive adoption of other peoples attitudes.
Stereotypes are typically inaccurate over generalizations which are highly resistant to change
Stereotypical responses are often so automatic that their existence can be detected by simple response measures like the Implicit Association Task. (Greenwald 1991)
Prejudice : an unjustifiable negative attitude toward a group and its individual members based on stereotypes. These negative attitudes stem from emotional associations, negative beliefs, and the need to justify behavior. Prejudice is often reflected in speech.
Discrimination: Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members.
Without doubt the two most common forms of discrimination within America are
Racism : Both an individuals prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people based on racial distinctions and institutional practices that discriminate against people of a particular race.
Sexism: Both an individuals prejudicial attitudes and discriminatory behavior toward people of a given sex and institutional practices that discriminate against people of a particular sex.
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As informative as this list of definition is, it, like so many other definitions on racism and prejudices attitudes in America, has overlooked a hidden and little known form of racism of what I called, for the lack of better term, same-race racism or same race discrimination. A form of racism that I have only learned of in my years here. Before moving here, I could have never dreamt of such a thing existing.
Same Race Racism/ Same Race Discrimination. is a form of racial intdiscrimination or prejudice that a member or members of a racial group fostered against one of the same racial group. The methods of discrimination and the harmful acts of intolerance are no different from racism committed by a member one racial toward a member of a different racial group, and both form can lead to violence. Acts of same race discrimination is hard to detect because victim and the perpetrator are of the same race and some time gender.
The factors for the existence of same-race racism or same race discrimination have it origins the same roots as others form of racial intolerance.
Poverty
Gender and Sexism – where a woman is continually humiliated, harassed, and rejected for saying “NO” and maintaining her rights and beliefs reject unwanted advances.
Age
Education level
Lack of employment
Geographical location
Improper medical care
Illegal drug use
Etc.
These factors also increase crime, such black on black crime, domestic abuse, and illegal drug use to name a few.
Evelyn out!
