Bias, Prejudice And Other Concepts PDF

**Bias** is a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing. **Gender bias** if someone has a bias about women, they can take two different approaches. If they are biased towards women, they might higher only women because they feel they make better emplo...

**Bias** is a tendency to lean in a certain direction, either in favor of or against a particular thing. **Gender bias** if someone has a bias about women, they can take two different approaches. If they are biased towards women, they might higher only women because they feel they make better employees for some gender related reason. Conversely if they are biased against women they might hire a man over a more qualified female candidate. **Religion biases** toward certain religions can be manifested into different. If someone is biased toward their own religion, they will think their beliefs and practices are superior to any other form of religion. If, however, they\'re biased against a certain religion, they might show it by making rude or insensitive comments or go as far as vandalizing religious buildings. **Prejudice** is a preconceive feeling towards a person or group member based solely on his or her group. **Prejudice** often ends in discrimination. **Racial prejudice** after the bombing of pearl harbor, any person of japanese doesn\'t living in america was considered a suspect. As prejudices against the japanese grew simply because they had a genetically link to an enemy country, discrimination become evident as President Roosevelt had them rounded up and held in internment camps. **Ageism** prejudice making retirement mandatory or strongly encourage at a specific age based on the prejudice that people of that age won\'t be as productive as able to do their jobs. **Fact** is a statement that is true and can be proven with evidence or information. **Opinion** is a statement of someone\'s personal view or beliefs. **Relevance** is the concept of one topic being connected to another topic in a way that makes it useful to consider the second topic when considering the first. **Textual analysis** is a methodology that involves understanding language, symbols, and/or pictures present in text to gain information regarding how people make sense of and communicate life and life experiences. **Truthfulness** is the fact of being realistic or true to life. It is about accepting, understanding, and presenting any truth. **News flash** a single item of important news that is aired separately and often interrupts other programs. **Weather report** tells and foretells weather conditions on a specific area. **Internet based program** a program that is informative and can be accessed through the website. **Movie clip/trailer** a short clip from a film that is usually released as teaser of an upcoming movie. **Documentary** a research based reporting that deals with a specific topics and format. **Video** an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting and display of moving visual media.