Prejudice A Citizen's Action Guide Prejudice is a negative or hostile attitude, opinion or feeling toward a person or group formed without adequate knowledge, thought or reason and based on negative stereotypes. Prejudice is learned and can be unlearned. Prejudice is learned and can be unlearned.
Prejudices are attitudes rooted in ignorance and a fear of differences.
Whether the seeds are planted around the dinner table, on the playing field, by the water cooler or in the boardroom, they can grow out of control. Please note that any one of these 101 ways to fight prejudice can be implemented as is or custom-tailored to meet the specific needs of a group. An idea that appears in one category can be easily adapted to work in another. In Your Home apply in every category. Even worse, when not uprooted, prejudices get passed on from one generation to the next and can fuel discrimination, victimization, bigotry and hate.