ABSTRACT
Prejudice in Action is very difficult to say much of great significance about the prevalence of ethnic prejudice and discrimination in contemporary society other than prejudices exist, and discrimination occurs. In Britain and the United States, ethnic prejudice and discrimination are on a continuing downward trend. Even in South Africa the grosser forms of racial prejudice are now frowned upon. In Britain, the trend is for decreasing racial prejudice and discrimination. The decline in overt racial discrimination in recruitment for work between 1967 and 1974 found by McIntosh and Smith has already been referred to observations given in optimistic view of the future of race relations. The law is wide-ranging, defining discrimination very comprehensively: A person discriminates against another in any circumstances relevant for the purposes of any provision of the Sex Discrimination Act, 1975, forbids discrimination on the basis of sex in employment, trades unions, and sets up an Equal Opportunities Commission.
