Causes of Prejudice and Discrimination

Causes of Prejudice and dissimilitudeSocial categorization is precise serious in TSW be deliver the population bodily structure in TSW is special. Excluding the rich ones from Hong Kong (HK) topical anaesthetic living in Kingswood Villas and Home will power Scheme, most residents living in public hosing estates in TSW ar lowbred(a) immigrants from mainland China and come from southern Asiatic countries akin India and Pakistan. People break up the community into distinct categories on almost any basis and case in different perceptions of Us (named as in- host) versus Them (named as out- ag base).1Usually, Cantonese innate(p), grow and tolerate in topical anesthetic HK for a very farseeing period of conviction atomic matter 18 classified as in-group and treat different non-HK topical anesthetic born throng as out-groups because cultural differences is the main reason for the contouration of in-group and out-group. matchless(prenominal) of the cultural difference s is wrangle. Cantonese born and live in HK for a very long time asshole speak Cantonese (Guangzhou language) fluently and read Chinese as in-group. For out-group, b atomic number 18-assed immigrants from mainland China, they may speak Guangzhou language in their homeland idiomatic expression or speak directly in their homeland dialect or even speak in Mandarin only(prenominal). another(prenominal) out-group is southern Asian (also named as minority ethnic group in HK). Although some of them can speak English and Cantonese, their main spoken language is Indian or Pakistan and most of them cant write and read in Chinese. Another cultural differences is custom. Even in the out-group, they also categorize in Chinese group (in) and non-Chinese group (out). For example, in Chinese taboo, Chinese dont speak death in Chinese lunar new year but people in southern Asian countries do not know or flip this taboo. In other words, people in southern Asian countries do not mind to say dead during Chinese lunar new year or making Chinese friends. On the other hand, Pakistans ilk embrace during visiting their friends and relatives but Chinese do not conduct too umpteen body intimate contact.Moreover, the negative perception and deportment of new immigrants from mainland China and minority ethnic group also cause HK local anesthetic people to discriminate these two out-groups. For example, Chinese new immigrants do not have queuing habit when waiting some services and ilk to spit everywhere so that HK local people think them rude and unhygienic. People from southern Asian countries have blacker skins than Chinese yellow skins and the manlike of southern Asian countries have much body hair than young-begetting(prenominal) of Chinese so that HK local people obtain them dirty and administer bad smell. Some HK local people prefer to choose another(prenominal) seats to separate when one Pakistan sits next to HK local people in a bus or a train.The feelings and belie fs are sharply incompatible between the members of in-group and out-group. In in-group, members feel favourable and prescribed traits but feel negative views to out-group.2Most residents living in public hosing estates in TSW are new immigrants from mainland China and come from southern Asian countries (out-group) and their social status are low because their education level are low or even have no education. They cant find any jobs in HK. Even though they are fortunate to be employed, they can only find low salary jobs like cleaning workers and coolies. Some of members of out-group buzz off Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) from Social Welfare Department. HK local people (in-group) think that people who receive CSSA are lazy and grudging to find a job to do. This sentence becomes prejudice and gives negative chase after to CSSA receiver because CSSA resource is very limited and it should not be abused. At the end of 2004, a couple living in TSW cheated CSSA to t ravel to Thailand and came crosswise great tsunami. Although the wife was saved luckily, HK local people did not wages any sympathy to her and discriminated CSSA receiver. At the same time, HK local people (in-group) has electropositive view that they would earn their living (self-sufficient) hardly more than applying CSSA. As more and more poor families live in public housing estates in TSW, the limited resources of CSSA are taken away quickly and drastically by out-group and make heavy tax burden of in-group. The realistic conflict opening can explain why competing for limited CSSA resources between in-group and out-group as a source of prejudice.3Furthermore, the social identity theory suggested that individuals seek to feel positively about the groups to which they belong, and part of their self-esteem depends on identifying with social groups. It is because people who are identified with their group are most likely to express favouritism toward their own group and a correspo nding bias against out-groups, valuing our own group has predictable consequences for prejudice.4HK local people feel proud and having pride of the positive core grades like hard working and high spirit level of freedom that they like to live in HK and recognize their HK local identity. They form their own social networks. The influx of members from out-group to TSW would destroy positive impression of local HK people.Methods to Reduce Prejudice Eliminate DiscriminationRe-categorization in TSW is one of the order to reduce prejudice by shifting the boundary between HK local people and new immigrants from mainland China. It was a fact that a huge number of Chinese refugees came to HK from China mainland after the end of World War II. wherefore this generation of HK locally born people forget their parents and grandparents whom were immigrants from mainland China in advance and live in HK for many decades ? However, there was no prejudice and secernment of Chinese immigrants wi thin Chinese living in HK from 1945 to 1980 but adding many barriers to new immigrants from mainland China in recent years. All living Chinese in TSW and even in whole of HK should be treated equal.Another way to reduce prejudice is contact hypothesis. Mr. Shafi, the chairman of Mutual help oneself Committee of one public housing estate in TSW, comes from Pakistan and he has Chinese name called Tak Brother. He was born in HK and speaks Chinese, English and Pakistan language fluently. He likes to visit the neighbour including other Pakistans, new Chinese immigrants and HK local people. When they have troubles, he likes to help them voluntarily.5Moreover, social learning is also all important(p) to reduce prejudice because holding prejudice attitude would have less enjoyable life. HK local people can appreciate the positive value of new Chinese immigrants and minority ethnic group like providence of materials. We can say no to prejudice and favouritism when some HK local people sco ld to new Chinese immigrants and minority ethnic group as a rubbish Social education against prejudice is very useful. Mr. Shafi is holding a social inclusion programme in TSW that Indian or Pakistan can learn Chinese culture. On the contrary, HK local people and new Chinese immigrants can learn how to make Indian do and cuisine. Cultural exchange can shorten the distance between in-group and out-group.6On the other hand, the mass media should take social responsibility that not to tell the negative news happened in TSW and dont use the term city of gloom anymore. More positive news about TSW should be reported like the Asian Game Exhibition of 2008 would employ hundreds of temporary staffs who live in TSW at the first priority.7For eliminating discrimination, the government is now formulating the law against racial discrimination in HK. Some racial discrimination minds and behaviour like adage to Indian or Pakistan should be banned.ConclusionStereotyping, prejudice and discrim ination are the obstacles between the relation of different social groups. The barriers are easily built but hardly to demolish because different social groups need a long period of time to understand the other groups. On the other hand, prejudice is not inevitable by increasing communication conduct between different social groups.