Cultural Linguistics and Critical Discourse Studies

The chapter takes a conceptual approach to prejudices in that it reviews and applies the relevant research and literature on the subject and related issues. That is why it first examines the interrelationship of ethnocentrism, stereotypes, and prejudices in order to show how and why prejudices arise. It becomes clear from this discussion that the social environment can have an important and early impact on a person’s predisposition. Another aspect to consider is identity because a person’s self-