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Consequences of Prejudice
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Consequences of Prejudice
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discrimination:
displaced persons:
refugees:
genocide:
hate crime:
prejudice:
stigma:
Everyday prejudices
Creation of stigma
Health consequences
Crime
Domestic violence
Social protests
Displaced persons
Genocide
Hate Crimes
The ethics of genetic engineering
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Content: In addition, people behave differently from person to person when interacting with others, depending on whether they expect hostility from others either in attitude or in action. Studies have shown that a person targeted by stereotype expectations held by others may end up behaving as the stereotype. More generally, a person is likely to behave as the other person expects him to behave. All of these behaviors mean that prejudice, or anticipated prejudices, affect everyday interactions with almost everyone a person comes in contact with. Consequences of everyday prejudice go beyond simply shaping relationships between people. People are relentlessly assaulted by value judgments based on skin color, social class, gender, religious affiliation, political views, and so on. Such constant exposure to ridicule and discrimination leads to a lowered self-esteem. Those subjected to such prejudice become unsure where they belong in society. They develop hatred and anger directed both outwardly at those holding prejudices against them and inwardly for having the supposed traits that attract such prejudices. Such prejudices are destructive of individuals and society.