Prejudices
Prejudice is an affective feeling towards a person based on their perceived group membership. The word is often used to refer to a preconceived, usually unfavourable, evaluation of another person based on that person's political affiliation, sex, gender, beliefs, values, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, race, ethnicity, language, nationality, complexion, beauty, height, occupation, wealth, education, criminality, sport team affiliation, music tastes or other personal characteristics.Prejudice can also refer to unfounded or pigeonholed beliefs and it may include "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence". Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a "feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a …
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PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 12 June 2023 English
The Human Development Report Office of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published this report on June 12, 2023. This is the second report in the series; the first was …
outcomes.1 By focusing on beliefs, biases and prejudices, it provides an in-depth ac- count of the root … stereotypes that harm well- being and agency. Tackling prejudices and encouraging positive gen- der norms can be …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 March 2023 English
This report was published in March 2023 by Common Cause, New Delhi, and Lokniti, a research programme at the Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, New Delhi. It is …
tainted with caste, religious and class-based prejudices, with Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis being frequently …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 January 2023 English
UN Women and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs published this report in 2023. It analyses progress on gender equality across the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a …
health and other service providers. Deeply rooted prejudices and stereotypes about older people fuel ageism …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 13 July 2022 English
This report was developed by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO). It was released on July 13, 2022, and is the first-ever global and sector-wide …
(human capital theory); (iii) preferences and prejudices; (iv) socialization and stereotypes; (v) entry …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 9 June 2022 English
On his birth anniversary, a tribute to Shahir Atmaram Salve, whose fiery poetry shaped the Namantar movement in Marathwada in the 1970s-80s. His songs stir the struggle for Dalit rights …
against Razakars, this leadership had sown several prejudices against Dalits. Disinformation like ‘Dalits support … battle between Hindus and Buddhists, and such prejudices became common. And so, Marathwada continued to …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 18 April 2022 English
Bhabani Mahato strongly disavows any role in the freedom struggle. But on learning her story at her home in West Bengal's Puruliya district, we conclude otherwise and marvel at her …
else. But they were women. In societies awash in prejudices and stereotypes against women, their role was …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 17 January 2022 English
The UK-based organisation Oxfam International published this briefing paper concerning the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on January 17, 2022. The paper was written by Nabil Ahmed, Head of …
AND OTHER -ISMS ARE NOT SIMPLY IRRATIONAL PREJUDICES BUT LONG-LEVERAGED STRATEGIC MECHANISMS FOR …
IAP: Iqbal Academy Pakistan · 1 January 2022 English
Several Authors (Compilation),Iqbal Review: January -June, 2022, ed. by Baseera Ambreen (Lahore: Iqbal Academy Pakistan, 2022), p. 115.
not Islam but a civilization of its own hues, prejudices and pride, scale of honour and status. Consequently …
LC: Library of Congress · 2022 English
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Gadamer and the hermeneutical tradition call “prejudices”) that shape— and sometimes deform—our understanding …
PARI: The CounterMedia Trust · 1 December 2021 English
This report was published by the South Asia Collective, a human rights group aiming to document the discrimination faced by various minority groups – “religious, linguistic, ethnic, caste and gender, …
reinforcing existing anti-minority stereotypes and prejudices, hardening bias against vulnerable communities …
