Analytical Factsheet on Prejudice & Discrimination on Foreigners
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Prejudice & Discrimination
ASSIGNMENT 1B
ANALYTICAL FACTSHEET ON PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION ON FOREIGNERS
SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The word ‘prejudice’ can be described as a feeling or attitude concerning with the way how people think about the others. According to Wikipedia, “a prejudice is a prejudgment which means a preconceived belief, opinion or judgment.” In the other words, it is a personal opinion towards someone without having any evidences to prove it. This can be due to an experiences or traditions within the certain community. Moreover, it can be said that discrimination is an outcome or product of prejudice, which means, it can lead to create unbalances and inequality in society against minority group of people causing discriminations.
SECTION II - THE ISSUES AND WHO ARE INVOLVED
In every society, there have been issues about prejudice and discrimination from times to times. In ancient times, there is more serious cases concerning discrimination against certain type of people due to the lack of development and educational knowledge. In our past, most of the countries have two different type of class of people, the riches and the slaves. The poor people or the low class people were denied to access to most of the chances and rights that the high class persons have. In different places, we can find different forms of discrimination. A person can be prejudice and discriminated due to his gender or class or age or race or nationality or, even due to one’s skin colour. Singapore is known as a developed county for long time. Although it is a small island state, it became one of the top metropolitan city from the normal fishing village within nearly two centuries period. In fact, a developed country is the one which is not only advanced in economic but also can provide protection for its citizens from any kind of danger or discrimination to ensure their rights and opportunities. Indeed, Singapore is composed of multi nationalities,...
Prejudice & Discrimination
ASSIGNMENT 1B
ANALYTICAL FACTSHEET ON PREJUDICE & DISCRIMINATION ON FOREIGNERS
SECTION I - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The word ‘prejudice’ can be described as a feeling or attitude concerning with the way how people think about the others. According to Wikipedia, “a prejudice is a prejudgment which means a preconceived belief, opinion or judgment.” In the other words, it is a personal opinion towards someone without having any evidences to prove it. This can be due to an experiences or traditions within the certain community. Moreover, it can be said that discrimination is an outcome or product of prejudice, which means, it can lead to create unbalances and inequality in society against minority group of people causing discriminations.
SECTION II - THE ISSUES AND WHO ARE INVOLVED
In every society, there have been issues about prejudice and discrimination from times to times. In ancient times, there is more serious cases concerning discrimination against certain type of people due to the lack of development and educational knowledge. In our past, most of the countries have two different type of class of people, the riches and the slaves. The poor people or the low class people were denied to access to most of the chances and rights that the high class persons have. In different places, we can find different forms of discrimination. A person can be prejudice and discriminated due to his gender or class or age or race or nationality or, even due to one’s skin colour. Singapore is known as a developed county for long time. Although it is a small island state, it became one of the top metropolitan city from the normal fishing village within nearly two centuries period. In fact, a developed country is the one which is not only advanced in economic but also can provide protection for its citizens from any kind of danger or discrimination to ensure their rights and opportunities. Indeed, Singapore is composed of multi nationalities,...