FROM PREJUDICE TO DISCRIMINATION A prejudice is an unjustified negative attitude toward a group, a category of people, or a cultural practice. Prejudice against a group carries a strong emotional discomfort with, dislike of, or outright hatred of its members. Often it is based on a negative stereotype that resists rational argument. Some prejudices come from experience, such as unpleasant or baffling encounter with someone from another ethnic group. Many prejudices are passed along from …showed first 75 words of 1489 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1489 total…s tendency to interrupt their employment for family reasons and to take jobs that do not interfere extensively with their family lives. Earnings are about 30 to 50 percent higher in traditionally male occupations, such as truck driver or corporate executive, than in predominantly female or sexually integrated occupations, such as secretary or schoolteacher. The more an occupation is dominated by women, the less it pays. DISCRIMINATION APRIL S. FRASIER RACIAL AND CULTURAL MINORITY DR. WONG DECEMBER 9, 1999