Intercultural Competence

After reading both, diversity consciousness and intercultural competence, I believe that stereotypes and other forms of prejudice are based on categorization of “in-group” and “out-group” members. This definition of individuals being considered in a group or out of a group started to disintegrate society into smaller, more definable, groups. These groups began to be categorized in many ways. This general categorization began to turn into stereotypes and certain types of prejudice. It is possible that many of the different forms of discrimination can be caused from the exclusion of certain members from the group. These different groups can be related to age, gender, race, religion, or any other form of discrimination. But the fact is that when these groups started to become defined, it opened the door for stereotypes and discrimination.