Prejudice is drawing a negative conclusion about a person, group of people, or situation prior to evaluating the evidence. Prejudices can lead to discrimination, which is, negative behavior toward members pf out-groups. Unfortunately, prejudices and discrimination has existed for years. Through history, discrimination has been presented during women suffrage, slavery, and the discrimination of the Jewish religion from Nazi’s. The factors that play into prejudice include: scapegoat hypothesis, just-world hypothesis, conformity, and individual differences in prejudice. Many factors play into prejudice and discrimination. One of these factors is the scapegoat hypothesis. The Scapegoat hypothesis is described as blaming other groups for our
