Discrimination and Prejudice in Frankenstein
Words: 1065 Pages: 4 15261Prejudice and discrimination have been persistent and corrosive forces throughout human history. Prejudice refers to irrational and inflexible attitudes that individuals or groups harbor toward others, often based on limited or erroneous perceptions (Sibley and Duckitt 248). These attitudes can manifest as either harmful or positive biases. Regardless of their nature, prejudices are typically preconceived and resistant to change (Stephan et al. 33). When prejudice assumes a negative form, it often culminates in discrimination, which entails unjust behaviors directed at […]
