DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

TREATMENT / CONSIDERATION or TREATMENT / CONSIDERATION or MAKING A DISTINCTION IN FAVOR MAKING A DISTINCTION IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST A PERSON OR OF OR AGAINST A PERSON OR GROUP; simply BECAUSE OF THE GROUP; simply BECAUSE OF THE CATEGORY A PERSON OR GROUP CATEGORY A PERSON OR GROUP BELONGS TO RATHER THAN ON BELONGS TO RATHER THAN ON INDIVIDUAL MERITINDIVIDUAL MERIT

discriminationdiscrimination

Situation in which people suffer Situation in which people suffer disadvantages simply because disadvantages simply because they are in a particular groupthey are in a particular group

EXPRESSIONS OF EXPRESSIONS OF DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

DIRECTDIRECT ---EXCLUSION---EXCLUSION ---OVERT COMMUNICATION---OVERT COMMUNICATION INDIRECTINDIRECT --SILENT PARTICIPATION - --SILENT PARTICIPATION -

COLLUSIONCOLLUSION contributing by default (jokes, contributing by default (jokes,

accepting stereotypes)accepting stereotypes)

EXPRESSIONS OF EXPRESSIONS OF DISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION

NARROW-MINDEDNESS- NARROW-MINDEDNESS- BELIEVEING OUR POINT OF VIEW BELIEVEING OUR POINT OF VIEW BEING THE ONLY VIEWPOINT.BEING THE ONLY VIEWPOINT.

STEREOTYPING-applying traits of STEREOTYPING-applying traits of individuals to an entire individuals to an entire group.group.

Close-mindedness-being unable to Close-mindedness-being unable to change point of view even with new change point of view even with new informationinformation

TYPES OF TYPES OF DISCRIMINATION…..I.E…DISCRIMINATION…..I.E…WHO IS DISCRIMINATED ?WHO IS DISCRIMINATED ?

RACERACE ReligionReligion SEXSEX AGEAGE UTILITY- handicapped- abortionUTILITY- handicapped- abortion CLASSCLASS

Who is discriminated Who is discriminated againstagainst

Class - discriminated against based Class - discriminated against based on their socio-economic status.on their socio-economic status.

People are penalized or lack People are penalized or lack privileges due to their socio-privileges due to their socio-economic statuseconomic status

underclass, working poorunderclass, working poor

POISONOUS WEED OF POISONOUS WEED OF PREJUDICEPREJUDICE

Prejudice - making a decision about Prejudice - making a decision about someone or something before the basic someone or something before the basic facts are knownfacts are known

Racial /(type)Prejudice - unfair untested Racial /(type)Prejudice - unfair untested judgments about races or culturesjudgments about races or cultures

Racism - unfair treatment of races by a Racism - unfair treatment of races by a group in powergroup in power

institutional ---ism – race, gender, institutional ---ism – race, gender, disability,classdisability,class

Institutional ---ismInstitutional ---ism

Policies and traditions of unfair Policies and traditions of unfair treatment of races, gender, class, treatment of races, gender, class, disability that have become part of disability that have become part of the institutions of a societythe institutions of a society

subordination due to race, gender, subordination due to race, gender, class, disabilityclass, disability

actions and attitudes ingrained actions and attitudes ingrained and generally accepted by and generally accepted by institutional society (see page 170)institutional society (see page 170)

‘‘ISM’S’ISM’S’

RACISM = PREJUDICE + POWER RACISM = PREJUDICE + POWER SEXISM = PREJUDICE + POWERSEXISM = PREJUDICE + POWER AGEISM = PREJUDICE + POWERAGEISM = PREJUDICE + POWER CLASSISM=PREJUDICE+POWERCLASSISM=PREJUDICE+POWER

ROOT/CAUSES OF ROOT/CAUSES OF PREJUDICEPREJUDICE

FEAR/ANGER…hostile feelingsFEAR/ANGER…hostile feelings IGNORANCEIGNORANCE DIFFERENTDIFFERENT

FURTHER CAUSES OF FURTHER CAUSES OF PREJUDICEPREJUDICE

GENERALIZATIONS—WHICH LEADS GENERALIZATIONS—WHICH LEADS TO STEREOTYPINGTO STEREOTYPING

ILLOGICAL THINKINGILLOGICAL THINKING

Truths about prejudiceTruths about prejudice

Prejudice is learnedPrejudice is learned Two facetsTwo facets are superiority and are superiority and

subordinationsubordination Two emotions are fear and angerTwo emotions are fear and anger Different is deemed deviant (-)Different is deemed deviant (-)

JESUS RESPONDS TO JESUS RESPONDS TO PREJUDICEPREJUDICE

GOOD SAMARITANGOOD SAMARITAN SAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELLSAMARITAN WOMAN AT THE WELL WOMAN WHO POURED OILWOMAN WHO POURED OIL ZACCEHUSZACCEHUS POOR AND OUTCASTPOOR AND OUTCAST

Church respondsChurch responds

In the pastoral letter Brothers and In the pastoral letter Brothers and Sisters to Us the bishops declared Sisters to Us the bishops declared racism a fact and a sin.racism a fact and a sin.

In Mater et Magistra Pope John XXIII In Mater et Magistra Pope John XXIII claims that women are equal in claims that women are equal in opportunity but are different in opportunity but are different in function…women should claim their function…women should claim their rightful place in society as rightful place in society as contributing partners.contributing partners.

RESPONDING TO PREJUDICE RESPONDING TO PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATIONAND DISCRIMINATION

Learn from other races, sexes, Learn from other races, sexes, ages,classesages,classes

recognize victimsrecognize victims celebrate differences - celebrate differences -

complementaritycomplementarity affirm common humanityaffirm common humanity humorhumor