Year 9

What is discrimination and prejudice?

Year 9

What is discrimination and prejudice?

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at what the terms 'prejudice' and 'discrimination' mean and the different kinds of discrimination that can take place in society.

Content guidance

  • Contains depictions of discriminatory behaviour.

Supervision

Adult supervision suggested

Licence

This content is made available by Oak National Academy Limited and its partners and licensed under Oak’s terms & conditions (Collection 1), except where otherwise stated.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is NOT a protected characteristic in the Equality Act 2010?
Disability
Correct answer: Height
Marriage
Sex
Q2.
In which year was the Equality Act introduced?
1928
1997
Correct answer: 2010
2020
Q3.
What does equality mean?
Correct answer: Ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to make the most of their lives and talents.
System of social organisation in which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs
Q4.
True or false. The Equality Act 2010 was the first law passed to address issues of equality in UK society.
Correct answer: False
True
Q5.
True or false. The Equality Act 2010 was never given Royal Assent by the Queen.
Correct answer: False
True

5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the below is not a type of discrimination?
Direct discrimination
Discrimination by perception
Indirect discrimination
Correct answer: Triangular discrimination
Q2.
A stereotype is...
A true statement made about a person
Correct answer: A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
Q3.
True or false, stereotypes are often true?
Correct answer: False
True
Q4.
What is the name of the ACT that protects people against discrimination?
Correct answer: The Equality Act 2010
The Everyone Equal Act 2019
Q5.
Prejudice is
Making a decision about someone once you know them
Correct answer: Prejudging someone