The twelfth in the Hoernle Memorial Lecture delivered by Professor Dordon W Allport and centres around the subject of prejudices be it a "love prejudice" or "hate prejudice", which can be prejudiced for or against an object. As defined from the writings of St. Thomas Aquinas, "prejudice is thinking ill of others without sufficient warrant". Prejudice is discussed with respect to race-relations and in our understanding of group differences and its dynamics specifically to South Africa.
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Prejudice in modern perspective

- Origin date
- 17 July 1956
- Updated
- 26 Aug 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). Prejudice in modern perspective. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111943
South African History Online (2016) 'Prejudice in modern perspective', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111943 (Accessed: 21 July 2026).
South African History Online, Prejudice in modern perspective [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111943, (accessed 21 July 2026).
"Prejudice in modern perspective." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111943. Accessed 21 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Prejudice in modern perspective." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0111943.
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