discriminatory practice

Question 1

What characteristics do people often discriminate?

Answer 1

1. race
2. culture
3. disability
4. social class
5. age
6. gender
7. sexual orientation
   8 religion

Question 2

what is abuse?

Answer 2

Negative and harmful way of behaving towards another individual or group of people. E.g physical, emotional, financial.

Question 3

what is direct discrimination?

Answer 3

Intentionally putting someone at a disadvantage or treating them unfairly based on their differences/characteristics.

Question 4

what is indirect discrimination?

Answer 4

When a policy, practice or rule applies to everybody but then disadvantages some people or groups.

Question 5

what is prejudice?

Answer 5

A negative attitude/dislike of an individual or group, often based on ill-informed opinions or beliefs.

Question 6

what is stereotyping?

Answer 6

Where generalisations are made about a particular group of people eg teenagers.

Question 7

what is labelling?

Answer 7

A negative approach that that identifies people as members of a particular group with the assumption they are ‘all the same’.

Question 8

what is bullying?

Answer 8

Threatening, intimidating, humiliating or frightening others. Often occurs where someone is in a position of power such as a manager.

Question 9

what is the impact of discrimination?

Answer 9

1. disempowerment
2. low self esteem
3. unfair treatment