Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Indian Society: Patterns of Social Inequality and Exclusion

Question:
What is Prejudice in social relationships?
Options:
A preconceived notion about a community member by people from another community.
It refers to actual behaviour towards another group or individual
A preconceived notion about a community member by people from another community based on reason or actual experience.
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Correct Answer:
A preconceived notion about a community member by people from another community.
Explanation:
Prejudices refer to preconceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group towards another. The word literally means ‘pre-judgement’, that is, an opinion formed in advance of any familiarity with the subject before considering any available evidence.
Steroetype : a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing.
Discrimination: It refers to actual behaviour towards another group or individual