1. Prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination are societal issues that can lead to inequality. Prejudice involves biased opinions about groups without examining facts, while stereotyping oversimplifies groups into fixed images.
2. These issues can be curbed through education, media, and laws promoting equal treatment. Leaders like Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule fought against social discrimination in India's caste system and issues of gender inequality.
3. The Indian Constitution promotes religious tolerance, equality before the law, and bans untouchability and other discriminatory practices.
1. Prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination are societal issues that can lead to inequality. Prejudice involves biased opinions about groups without examining facts, while stereotyping oversimplifies groups into fixed images.
2. These issues can be curbed through education, media, and laws promoting equal treatment. Leaders like Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule fought against social discrimination in India's caste system and issues of gender inequality.
3. The Indian Constitution promotes religious tolerance, equality before the law, and bans untouchability and other discriminatory practices.
1. Prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination are societal issues that can lead to inequality. Prejudice involves biased opinions about groups without examining facts, while stereotyping oversimplifies groups into fixed images.
2. These issues can be curbed through education, media, and laws promoting equal treatment. Leaders like Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule fought against social discrimination in India's caste system and issues of gender inequality.
3. The Indian Constitution promotes religious tolerance, equality before the law, and bans untouchability and other discriminatory practices.
1. Prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination are societal issues that can lead to inequality. Prejudice involves biased opinions about groups without examining facts, while stereotyping oversimplifies groups into fixed images.
2. These issues can be curbed through education, media, and laws promoting equal treatment. Leaders like Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Jyotiba Phule fought against social discrimination in India's caste system and issues of gender inequality.
3. The Indian Constitution promotes religious tolerance, equality before the law, and bans untouchability and other discriminatory practices.
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Ch – 21 Prejudice ,Discrimination and Inequality
Societal Issues
Prejudice Stereotype Discrimination
The Biased or un Differentiating
Widely held fixed and reasonable opinion or between people oversimplified image feeling form without on the basis of that we create on of a examinations of facts caste Creed race group and try to fit all persons of that group regional gender How it can be without any into image which is often curbed framing regard for not true new laws spreading individual merit education using media effectively how it can be deconditioning curbed trying to how it can be curbed understand the framing policies to respect one and promote equally other as well as constitutional be sensitive provisions and towards each awareness other Words to know 1. Prejudice - Prejudice is an opinion about someone simply based on that person’s group 2. Stereotype - A fixed idea about a particular type of person or thing which is often not true in reality 3. Discrimination- show difference between two people or things 4. Deconditioning - unlearn a certain set of adopted behaviour 5. Preconceived- to form a conception or opinion from beforehand 6. disharmony - a lack of agreement, harmony 7. retard – delayed development and progress 8. conditioning - to mould or adapt behaviour according to the prevailing culture 9. Inoculation- vaccination to prevent a disease 10. Hierarchical -the nature of hierarchy which means arranged in order of rank 11. Untouchable-- the people who were placed at the bottom of the castle ladder and treated as unworthy 12.Atrocities -Cruel and violent act 13.Fundamental rights- essential freedom guaranteed by the constitution of India are the essential for the overall growth of a person and the community I Tick the correct option 1. prejudice are A. unfavourable opinions from without examination of facts [√] B. positive opinion about our friends C. opinion that are meant to correct other 2. one of the basic cause a prejudice is A. respect B. knowledge C. lack of sensitivity[√] 3. in a secular country A. one religion can given preference B. all religion and equal before law[√] C. discrimination is based on religion 4. stereotype is based on A. Prejudice[√] B. facts about other people C. nature of people 5. the constitution of India state that A. official religion of India is Hinduism B. all citizen has to take permission of the state to travel across the country C. all Indians are equal before the law [√] II State whether the following statement are true or false and rewrite the statement to correct them 1. the constitution of India encourages religious intolerance (False) Ans the constitution of India encourages religious tolerance 2. The cast distinction is no longer found in India[true] 3. gender can give rise to inequality (true) 4. Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar played a key role in framing the Indian Constitution [true] 5. untouchability has been legally banned in India[true] III Answer the following question in one sentence 1. what is the result of social bias? Ans The result of social bias can be prejudice. 2. What is created when we fit all persons of a particular group into one fixed oversimplified image? Ans. when we fit all persons of a particular group into one fixed oversimplified image it creates stereotype. 3. Name on thing that give rise to inequality? Ans Gender Disparity give rise to inequality. 4. How many categories of fundamental Rights are there? Ans There are 6 categories of fundamental Rights. 5. What is right to constitutional Remedies? Ans right to constitutional Remedies empowers citizens to approach a court in case of their fundamental rights are denied
V answer the following question in brief
1. What is meant by the term prejudice outline a few causes ? Ans Biased preconceived or unfavourable opinion formed about something or someone without examination of fact is called prejudice The few causes of prejudice are ignorance basic cause a prejudice ignorance when people from the form of an opinion before having the evidence of its truth and lack of sensitivity producers can also be a result of social by religious diversity can give rise to prejudice
2. state the negative effects of prejudice
Ans Prejudice can be very harmful for our society prejudice leads to conflict among communities which constitute a major threat to peace prejudice constitute mistrust suspicions and bitterness already prevailing in the society prejudice can lead to racial arrogance produce leads to disunity and disharmony in the society
3. what is meant by the term stereotype? explain with one
example Ans One of the serious problem caused by prejudice is the creator of stereotype when we fit all persons of a particular group into one fixed and oversimplified image we create a stereotype their type can be positive or negative however most stereotype make us feel superior to the stereotype person or group. For example you must have heard people say following girls are not good at mathematics or fixing things or boys do not cry or boys are naughty and girls are gentle all these are stereotype 4. Name two Indian leaders who fought against social discrimination which issue did they address? Ans two Indian leaders who fought against social discrimination were DR Bhimrao Ambedkar , and Jyotiba Phule they address social issue like cast discrimination gender discrimination and so on. 5. what does the term apartheid means outline the work of the world leader who fought against it? Ans -