During todays lecture we looked at how prejudice and discrimination can take place within our society.

We discussed with our peers how prejudice can be seen in the modern world but also in history.

It is important as future educators that we understand what prejudice is and why it occurs. As when people act on their prejudice it becomes discrimination. As children we have ‘learned prejudices’ that mainly come from our parents and upbringing. It is important as a future primary teacher that I have enough knowledge surrounding this topic in order to teach children that although we all come from various backgrounds, cultures and nationalities we should all be treated with dignity and respect.

I was very interested in learning about our ‘Micro and Macro world’ and how this links to society and culture. After discussions in class I know feel I have a greater depth of understanding of the theories surrounding ideology and prejudice.