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Learn about prejudice, how to identify it, and its effects. Explore the characteristics that define prejudice, where prejudice comes from, and common types of prejudice. Finally, discover how to combat prejudice. Updated: 01/03/2022

Have you ever looked at someone and made a judgment about them without even knowing them? Maybe you decided they looked smart because they wore glasses, or they were rich because they had lots of fancy jewelry. In a way, you pre-judged them, meaning you made a decision about who they were before learning anything about them.

This pre-judgment is called prejudice. Can you see how the words are similar? That's no accident!

Prejudice is an unfair and unreasonable opinion or feeling formed without enough thought or knowledge. Someone might look at the picture of Albert Einstein in this lesson and think he looks like an ordinary person, or even a little strange. In fact, he was an incredibly brilliant scientist and mathematician!

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Where Does Prejudice Come From?

You might be thinking that you would never pre-judge someone. However, at some point, everyone has a prejudiced thought about someone else. This is because there are so many influences on our ideas. Prejudice can come from movies, television, or from friends and family members. It's important to stand up to these influences and see people for who they are inside—not what others may say.

Common Types of Prejudice

While there are different ways that people can have prejudices, there are some that, sadly, are more common than others. Many times, there is gender prejudice. Gender is whether a person is considered a boy or a girl. Sometimes people think that girls are not able to do the same things boys can do. But there are many examples of girls and women who have proved this wrong and become strong athletes, scientists, and even leaders of nations.

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Prompts About Prejudice for Kids:

Definitions Prompt:

Provide the definition of each of the terms that are in bold from the lesson (prejudice, gender, segregated). Each definition should be one to two sentences in length.

Example: Gender refers to being considered a boy or a girl.

List Prompt:

Make a list of at least five places that prejudice can come from. You can refer to the lesson for examples, but try to come up with as many on your own as you can.

Example: Commercials.

Graphic Organizer Prompt:

Create a chart, poster, or some other type of graphic organizer that lists and describes gender, racial, cultural, and religious prejudice.

Example: Gender prejudice involves thinking that boys and men are always strong and never show their emotions.

Reflection Prompt:

Think about a time when you experienced or witnessed prejudice. Write a one-paragraph reflection essay that describes the situation, how it made you feel, and how those involved handled it. If you are uncomfortable writing about an experience from your own life, that is ok; you can make one up.

Example: Your aunt has a prejudice that Chinese people are quiet. When she found out her new and noisy neighbors were Chinese, she scolded them, "Stop making so much noise! You're supposed to be quiet because you are Chinese!" You saw her do this, and you realized it was cultural prejudice.

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