This document discusses and defines prejudice and bias. Prejudice is defined as making judgments about people based on their race, culture, religion or other attributes. An example is provided of a Catholic student not being allowed to join a study group because the other students were from a different Christian denomination. Bias is defined as displaying dominance or superiority over another group. The document provides questions to help reflect on one's own prejudices and suggests ways to reduce prejudice, such as treating all people fairly regardless of their attributes.

1. Bias vs. Prejudice
By Venus Joy B. Salem

2. What is Prejudice?
 Judgment with the basis of race,
culture, tradition, beliefs ,
capabilities, and religion.
 Shows close-mindedness and
rejection.
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3. Example
 Mario is a catholic. His Iglesian classmates
went out to do a group study. He tried to
ask permission if he could join the group
study. Sadly, his classmates did not allow
him to join knowing that Mario is not an
Iglesian.
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4. Some Questions on Prejudice
• What prejudices do you have, or have had
in the past?
• Where did they come from?
• What life experiences contributed to your
ideas about other races, cultures, genders
or groups?
• How do you feel about them today?
• Have your feelings or beliefs changed?

5. -How did they change? Why did they
change?
-What prejudices do you currently have
about others?
-What prejudices do you believe other
groups have about you, or your race,
culture, gender or group?
-What interests do believe you have in
common?
-What might be done within your group
to reduce prejudice against others?
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6. Some Indicators of Prejudice
• Prejudicial comments
• Choice of a less qualified person for a job
• Disrespect
• Negative body language
• Lack of listening or communication
• Contradictory information or statements
• Inadequate explanations for negative
treatment
• Lack of objective reasons for negative
treatment
• Personal slights without any reason

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•Statements like: “You’re not like those
others.”
• Inability to recognize individual
uniqueness.
• Lack of acknowledgement
• Inability to engage in personal sharing
• Lack of responsiveness
• Absence of eye contact
• Avoidance
• Sarcasm
• Exaggerated politeness
• Patronizing comments

8. Moral Rationalizations
• Moral Justification: “He did it first.”
• Euphemistic Labeling: “All I did was …”
• Disadvantageous Comparison: “He’s much worse
than I am.”
• Displacement of Responsibility: “She made me do
it.”
• Diffusion of Responsibility: “Everyone is doing it.”
• Disregard/Distortion of Consequences: “What I did
wasn’t that bad.”
• Dehumanization: “He deserved it.”
• Blaming the Victim: “She was asking for it.”
(Based on work by Albert Bandura)

9. What We Can Do About
Prejudice
• Be yourself. Be authentic.
• Be fair and honest.
• Don’t treat others differently “because of” their
race, sex, or culture.
• Don’t rely on the media in forming opinions of
others.
• Change your own behavior first.
• Look at what your commitment is and what it
should be.
• Build institutional reinforcements to support
diversity.
• Report serious incidents.

10. What is Bias?
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-Display dominance or superiority
over something or idea
Example :
The Filipinos assert that they are better
in speaking English than Koreans.

17. Make a poster
Illustrating Bias
and Prejudice.
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18. Criteria f0r checking
For poster, poetry, & comic
strip:
Appropriateness---------5
Content-------------------5
Creativity-----------------5
Total 15
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19. For Essay:
 Content-------------5
 Organization-------5
 Mechanics----------5
 Total 15 pts.
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