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Prejudice In today’s world, there are many social issues, like poverty, prostitution and drugs. However, prejudice has become the most startling one. Prejudging people based on a person’s first appearance is practiced very often by mankind. People are not only ridiculed for their colour, but also by their sex, age, religion and/or class, thus making classism, sexism and ageism the greatest problem in out society today. Prejudice is a premature judgment, a positive or negative attitude towards a person or group of people. Based on beliefs and not facts, it can affect a person’s emotions and behavior, often leading to discrimination. Prejudice beliefs are usually based on stereotypes and overall impressions, believing all members of a particular group are the same. It is believed that people are not born prejudice, but are usually formed against groups a person has never had contact with. They learn these prejudice views but listening to people the look up to, usually their elders. The media/entertainment create many prejudice views in children due to how a certain program projects women or a minority group. A study in England shows that 64% of the population can name a minority group that they feel less positive abou