The basis for prejudice is ethnocentrism and prejudice is the basis for all discrimination. When one group of people exaggerates its own virtues Negative Prejudice Condemning people who are different than us. Stereotype Common label to groups of people. Assume someone behaves a certain way because he belongs to certain social groups. Asian-Americans are good students.
Jewish people are stingy etc.
Racism Extreme form of prejudice belief that one racial group is innately superior to another racial group. Racism is the basis for slavery and colonization. Ideological Racism Belief that their race is superior to all others. The Aryan race in Hitler s Germany. Ideological Racism is the basis of ethnic cleansing.