“He showed discrimination by not hiring based on race — but never did anything.”
Usage Entry 1178 / 1350 60-second read
Discrimination vs. Prejudice
Acting on bias versus holding bias.
The comparisoni
“He showed prejudice by not hiring based on race — discrimination is the action, prejudice is the belief.”
The ruleii
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PREJUDICE = belief. DISCRIMINATION = act.
PREJUDICE is the attitude — pre-judging a group negatively. DISCRIMINATION is behaviour — treating people unequally because of group membership. Prejudice without discrimination is private bias; discrimination requires action.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Prejudice thinks. Discrimination acts.