Please use standard APA format for headings and citations to address the following writing prompt. Your response should be a minimum of two pages, but no more than five pages (unless you have instructor approval).
- Explain the difference between stereotypes, prejudice, discrimination, and racism.
- Briefly describe a situation that you’ve encountered in which stereotypes governed an interaction between two or more people (if you’ve never experienced one, you’re welcome to look at the news—please include a link).
- How did stereotypes affect the situation? How could the situation have turned out differently?
(Note: for this essay, your evidence can be anecdotal. For future essays, please use academic journals, the course text, and/or scholarly articles to support your claim).