Your textbook distinguishes between racial prejudice, racial discrimination, and racism. In the examples below, match the description to the correct label.
Understand the Problem
The question is asking to categorize specific examples based on definitions of racial prejudice, racial discrimination, and racism, which indicates a need for an understanding of these concepts.
Answer
1. Racial discrimination: Laws banning books; 2. Racism: Refusing rental by race; 3. Racial prejudice: Math team choice.
The final answer is:
- Laws banning books in libraries that mention Critical Race Theory: racial discrimination
- Refusing to choose a rental applicant for your 'Room for Rent' because they are a different race than you: racism
- I want to be on the all-Chinese math team instead of a diverse math team because Chinese people excel at math: racial prejudice
Answer for screen readers
The final answer is:
- Laws banning books in libraries that mention Critical Race Theory: racial discrimination
- Refusing to choose a rental applicant for your 'Room for Rent' because they are a different race than you: racism
- I want to be on the all-Chinese math team instead of a diverse math team because Chinese people excel at math: racial prejudice
More Information
Discrimination refers to actions, prejudice to attitudes, and racism combines attitudes and actions with systemic implications.
Tips
Ensure the distinction between attitudes (prejudice) and actions (discrimination), along with systemic implications (racism).
Sources
- The Sociology of Discrimination - PubMed Central - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Racism, bias, and discrimination - American Psychological Association - apa.org
- 11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism - OpenStax - openstax.org
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