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What is Prejudice?
What is meant by prejudice?
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Solution
- Prejudice means to judge other people in a negative or inferior manner, without knowing much about them.
- It happens when people have false beliefs and ideas.
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Look at the statements below that you believed to be true about rural and urban life in India. Tick mark those that you agree with.
On Rural People
- More than 50% of all Indians live in villages.
- Villagers do not care about their health. They are full of superstition.
- People in villages are backward and lazy. They do not like to work.
- In peak harvesting and plantation season, families spend 12 to 14 hours working in the fields.
- Villagers are dirty and not hygienic.
On Urban People
- Life in the city is easy. People here are spoilt and lazy.
- In cities families spend very little time with each other.
- People in towns only care about money, not about people.
- Living in a city is expensive. A large part of people’s earnings is spent on rent and transport.
- City people cannot be trusted, they are cunning and corrupt.
Match the following statements in a way that challenges stereotypes.
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a. Two surgeons were sitting down to lunch when one of them made a call on the mobile phone |
1. suffers from chronic asthma. |
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b. The boy who won the drawing competition went to the dais |
2. to become an astronaut which she did. |
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c. One of the fastest athletes in the world |
3. to speak with her daughter who had just returned from school. |
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d. She was not that well-off but had a dream |
4. on a wheelchair to collect his prize. |
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
The number of major religions in the world is __________
Choose the correct option to complete the statement given below:
An important reason why Muslim girls do not attend school or drop out from school after a few years is_________
State whether the sentence is true (T) or false (F):
We feel secure with people who are very different from us.
Very Short Answer Type Question:
Define the term ‘prejudice’ with an example.
Short Answer Type Question:
What do you mean by difference and prejudice?
Which one of the following is not the reason for Prejudice?
What are the causes of Prejudice?
Mention the types of prejudice
