Definitions
- Referring to the act of showing preference or special treatment to someone over others. - Talking about a situation where someone is given an advantage or privilege due to personal connections or relationships. - Describing a scenario where someone is treated better than others without any justifiable reason.
- Referring to the act of forming an opinion or judgement about someone or something without sufficient knowledge or experience. - Talking about a situation where someone is discriminated against based on their race, gender, religion, or other personal characteristics. - Describing a scenario where someone is treated unfairly due to preconceived notions or biases.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve unfair treatment of individuals.
- 2Both can be based on personal biases or preferences.
- 3Both can negatively impact the affected individuals.
- 4Both can create a toxic work or social environment.
- 5Both can lead to resentment and conflict among people.
What is the difference?
- 1Scope: Favouritism is limited to showing preference to specific individuals, while prejudice can be directed towards entire groups of people.
- 2Reasoning: Favouritism is often based on personal connections or relationships, while prejudice is based on preconceived notions or biases.
- 3Impact: Favouritism can create resentment among those who are not favored, while prejudice can lead to discrimination and exclusion of certain groups.
- 4Connotation: Favouritism can have a positive connotation in some contexts, while prejudice is always negative.
- 5Legal implications: Prejudice can have legal consequences, while favouritism may not necessarily be illegal.
Remember this!
Favouritism and prejudice both involve unfair treatment of individuals, but they differ in scope, reasoning, impact, connotation, and legal implications. Favouritism is limited to showing preference to specific individuals based on personal connections or relationships, while prejudice can be directed towards entire groups of people based on preconceived notions or biases. While favouritism can create resentment, prejudice can lead to discrimination and exclusion of certain groups, and it can have legal consequences.
