We spoke about stereotypes, prejudice, preference for discrimination and you hav

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We spoke about stereotypes, prejudice, preference for discrimination and you have learnt a bit about Government Policies and how economists try to measure discrimination.

a) The most famous/common of all "discrimination" experiments is the "same resume/different names" experiment. Sports remain another arena of continuing discrimination and bias be it:

b) race

or gender; be it professional level or college sports.

c) Body Shaming because equal pay is as much a myth as it is a minefield.

d) Gender Bias in college sports- a Title IX case

Laws exist. Affirmative Action and Title IX exist. Yet Discrimination and Reverse Discrimination Occur.

Illegal Questions that get asked during interviews.

There has been progress but it has been slow.

What do you think is the "economic" status and future of stereotypes, prejudice, and bias in our society? Evaluate strictly in terms of education, employment, wages and other economic content covered so far.

Where do you think discrimination is really starting - at the wage level, or at the schooling level or the family?

The article links (a)-(e) are to help you figure out stereotypes, prejudice, and bias in our society.

You don't need to refer to all- but at least ONE article should be CLEARLY summarized and referenced in your QA board discussion.

a: http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2015/mar/15/jalen-ross/black-name-resume-50-percent-less-likely-get-respo/

b: http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/bondy-10-places-racism-major-issue-sport-article-1.1778178

c: http://www.salon.com/2015/07/13/stop_body_shaming_serena_williams_its_time_to_break_this_absurd_and_insulting_habit_once_and_for_all/

d: https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-gender-discrimination-lawsuit-that-could-change-college-sports-forever

e: http://www.businessinsider.in/11-Common-Interview-Questions-That-Are-Actually-Illegal/articleshow/21040127.cms

Explanation / Answer

The stereotypes , prejudice and bias is that economic curse in our society that is pertaining from many decades and will continue in the near future. There is biasness in every sphere of life be it gender inequality , unequal distribution of resources and income , racism , caste system , etc. The prejudice is also present in education , employment and wage if we talk about the economic aspect. The children are not allowed to pursue there education on the basis of biasness and inequality. The people are being discriminated on the basis of working for long hours for some penny of money and sometimes not given wages according to there work.This discrimination prevails at every level be it the wage level , the schooling or the family level.

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