Which term means showing prejudice toward an individual or group based on categories of characteristics?

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Which term means showing prejudice toward an individual or group based on categories of characteristics?

Prejudice turning into actions that treat people unfairly because of who they are in terms of characteristics is discrimination. When someone is kept from opportunities or treated differently solely because of race, gender, religion, or other categories, that is discrimination in action. Harassment involves hostile or intimidating conduct, but not every instance of bias becomes harassment. Tolerance is about accepting differences rather than treating people unfairly. Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture, which is a bias but not the exact idea of unfair treatment based on categorization.

Prejudice turning into actions that treat people unfairly because of who they are in terms of characteristics is discrimination. When someone is kept from opportunities or treated differently solely because of race, gender, religion, or other categories, that is discrimination in action.

Harassment involves hostile or intimidating conduct, but not every instance of bias becomes harassment. Tolerance is about accepting differences rather than treating people unfairly. Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures by the standards of one’s own culture, which is a bias but not the exact idea of unfair treatment based on categorization.

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