Chapter 5 Vocab

Question 1

Accommodate

Answer 1

eliminate or adjust requirements or conditions to enable a person to carry out the essential duties of an activity or job

Question 2

Accommodation

Answer 2

the place where people live or want to live

Question 3

Affirmative Action

Answer 3

giving advantages to groups who have been discriminated against in the past

Question 4

Bona fide occupational requirement

Answer 4

a qualification that would normally be considered discriminatory but is necessary for proper or efficient job performance

Question 5

Complainant

Answer 5

the person making an allegation of discrimination

Question 6

Conciliation

Answer 6

bringing conflicting parties to a resolution of their differences

Question 7

Constructive discrimination

Answer 7

employment policies that inadvertently exclude certain individuals, resulting in discrimination

Question 8

Direct Discrimination

Answer 8

an overt act of discrimination

Question 9

Discrimination

Answer 9

making a distinction between people and treating them differently on a basis other than individual merit

Question 10

Facilities

Answer 10

areas or buildings designated for public use

Question 11

Gravamen

Answer 11

the most serious part of an accusation

Question 12

Harassment

Answer 12

persistent behaviour that violates the human rights of the victim

Question 13

Human Rights

Answer 13

the right to receive equal treatment, to be free from prohibited discrimination and harassment, and to have access to places, services, and opportunities

Question 14

Human rights codes

Answer 14

legal documents that protect people from prohibited discrimination

Question 15

Mediation

Answer 15

intervention between conflicting parties that promotes compromise or settlement of the dispute

Question 16

Poisoned Environment

Answer 16

an uncomfortable or disturbing atmosphere created by the negative comments or behaviour of others

Question 17

Prejudice

Answer 17

a preconceived opinion based on a stereotype or inadequate information

Question 18

Prima Facie

Answer 18

legally convincing unless disproved by contrary evidence

Question 19

Respondent

Answer 19

the person or organization that the complainant alleges committed discrimination

Question 20

Sexual Harassment

Answer 20

unwelcome sexual contact, remarks, leering, demands for dates, requests for sexual favours, and displays of sexually offensive pictures or graffiti

Question 21

Stereotyping

Answer 21

having an oversimplified, standardized, or fixed judgement of a group of people

Question 22

Undue Hardship

Answer 22

the result of a change that would affect the economic viability of an enterprise or produce a substantial health and safety risk that outweighs the benefits of the accommodation