What are the basis of discrimination?
Gender
Sexuality
Hair Colour
Eye colour
Disability
Health Status
The car you drive
Where you live
Weight
Clothes you wear
Prejudice is defined as an attitude, discrimination is a behavior produced by that attitude.
Define Discrimination
Where a person/ organisation has no intention to discriminate but lays down conditions that negatively affect others.
Overt discrimination, that which is open, deliberate and obvious.
The outward result of prejudice leading to the unfair treatment of any individual.
Define direct discrimination.
Overt discrimination which is deliberate, open and obvious.
What are the effects of discrimination?
Decrease in self-esteem and confidence
The individual feeling disempowered
The person does not value themselves
Loss of motivation, unwilling to carry on
individuals may not take the best advantage of opportunities
The person feeling happy
The individual will have a positive outlook on life
It won't have affected them
They will act the same
Substance Abuse
Labelling is defined as a standardised image or concept of a person often based on little evidence.
Victimisation is when a person is selectively and unfairly discriminated against.
What are discriminatory practises?
Physically assaulting people whom are different
Excluding people from opportunities
Verbally abusing people whom are different
Devaluing people
Treating everyone equally
Helping everyone
Treating everyone fairly according to their needs
Discrimination by perception= discrimination against someone because think they a protected
Harassment= can now of they find even if it's not at .
Victimisation= is badly because they have made or supported a / under the .