Reducing and Resisting Prejudice and Discrimination

Estimated time: 5 minutes

CISCE: Class 12

Key Points: Reducing and Resisting Prejudice and Discrimination

Education, information, and propaganda from the school level can create awareness and reduce prejudice.
Intergroup contact reduces prejudice when groups interact with equal status, close and meaningful contact, and cooperative activities.
Laws and political measures (e.g., anti-discrimination laws) help control discriminatory practices.
Improving the socio-economic conditions of minority and disadvantaged groups reduces frustration and tension.
Changing motivational and emotional factors (reducing frustration, insecurity, and unmet needs) helps in controlling prejudice.
Mass media and social organisations can spread positive messages and promote unity in diversity.
Multiple methods together (role playing, modelling, counselling, group discussion) are more effective than using a single method.