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Training Package for University Students



Module 2
INTERCULTURAL COMPETENCES AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

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Chapter 2.1 - Facing Prejudices and Stereotypes
2.1.2 The main categories of people suffering from prejudices and stereotypes

In the last 20 years, migration has altered the world (especially the European world) in a fundamental way because the magnitude of such human flow has rendered almost all countries more ethnically diverse. As a consequence, there are migrants from across the entire world in many countries today. This new situation has been defined as ‘super-diversity’ and has brought undesired consequences such as the revival of nationalism, xenophobia, discrimination, and feelings of fear and resentment towards migrants.
Migrants and refugees are one of the main disadvantaged categories of people suffering prejudices and stereotypes. They are discriminated against in many forms and are often victims of criminal acts.
We need to consider that migrants and refugees represent a large portion of the global population, thus discrimination against such groups represents a serious threat to social inclusion. In 2019, data suggest that there were 79.5 million displaced people around the world, of which 26 million were refugees. The number of migrants exceeded 271 million people, that is, one in every thirty people in the world (global population of 7.7 billion).
In 2016, the EU Fundamental Right Agency conducted a survey asking more than 25,500 people with an immigrant or ethnic minority background about their experiences of discrimination. Thirty-eight percent of the interviewees declared they had been discriminated against in the previous years. The survey also revealed that second-generation migrants experienced higher levels of religious discrimination than first-generation migrants (20% versus 12%), which suggests that even the presence of second-generation migrants within educational systems of the receiving States is not enough to foster knowledge and understanding among young persons about those from different cultures.
- You can also assess the level of prejudices and stereotypes against migrants and refugees in your community. Just think about how the name of a certain nationality or ethnic group is often used as a foul word in common and colloquial language and make a list together with your friends or class.

Online Resources

- World migration report 2020
This document provides perspectives on migration and mobility in increasingly uncertain times.
- Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey; Main results
This document presents the results of FRA’s second large-scale European Union-wide survey on migrants and minorities.
- International Migration, Racism, Discrimination and Xenophobia
This document presents the worrisome dimensions of racism, discrimination and xenophobia in the treatment of migrants and refugees.

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