Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!umich!samsung!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!psuvax1!psuvm!SNYPLAVA!COLELA From: COLELA@SNYPLAVA.BITNET (l. anne cole) Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ethics-l Subject: Prejudice Message-ID: Date: 8 Feb 90 19:00:00 GMT Sender: Discussion of Ethics in Computing Reply-To: Discussion of Ethics in Computing Lines: 15 Approved: NETNEWS@PSUVM Gateway X-VMS-To: IN%"ETHICS-L@MARIST.BITNET" >>is suggesting that among humans there are those that are superior and >>those that rank below superior (notice *I* didn't say inferior), simply >>because some have a certain level of knowledge and others don't. > 'superior' is a value judgment, supplied by you. Leave it that > the educated/informed are DIFFERENT than the ignorant, and can > therefore be expected to behave differently. Until access to education is the same for all groups, this will be a source of prejudicial judgement. There is now talk of the formation of a permanent underclass. Access to education is becoming more limited, due to rising cost. The man makes a good point Several articles have appeared in the SIGCAS publication on this topic in the few years. Anne Cole - SUNY Plattsburgh