Look up: discrimination

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   Discrimination
   Unequal treatment of individuals, usually on the basis of gender, race, age, religion or disability.
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   Discrimination
   When one group of workers is treated differently from others in terms of wages paid, employment and promotion opportunities
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   Discrimination
   Treating people less fairly because they belong to a different group.
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   Discrimination
   Activities that deny to the members of a particular group resources or rewards which can be obtained by others. Discrimination has to be distinguished from prejudice, although the two are usually quite closely associated. It can be the case that individuals who are prejudiced against others do not engage in discriminatory practices against them; conversely, people may act in a discriminatory fashion even though they are not prejudiced against those subject to such discrimination.
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   discrimination
   [n] - the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished 2. [n] - unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
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   discrimination
   the process whereby members of social groups are disadvantaged by comparison with the rest of the population. Such discrimination can be direct and open or indirect and even unconscious.
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   Discrimination
   any action that involves treating various categories of people unequally
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   Discrimination
   Under a range of different kinds of legislation, the law prohibits discrimination against various sectors of the workforce. Conduct is generally discriminatory where it may be considered to disadvantage a person of a particular sex or race, union members or non-members, ex-offenders, or from late 1996, the disabled. It may occur at recruitment, whilst employed or through termination. It is particularly important because in sex or race discrimination cases, the qualifying period of continuous employment for bringing a claim for dismissal does not apply when based upon discrimination and in such cases the limit on the amount an industrial tribunal may award is not applicable.
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   Discrimination
   The less favourable treatment of one individual over another because, of personal prejudices. See Direct Discrimination and Indirect Discrimination.
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    Discrimination
    The treating of one or more people unfairly, as compared to any other person or persons. Discrimination can be based upon the following grounds: sex, sexual orientation, race, nationality, religion or disability.
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    Discrimination
    Discrimination is the ability to perceive the difference between two things, for example phonemes. Some pairs of sounds are more difficult for children to discriminate between, for example k/g, t/d, and p/b.
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    discrimination
    the act of qualitative and/or quantitative differentiation between two or more stimuli Category: Chemistry • a process of obtaining the modulating signal from a frequency or phase modulated wave Category: Electrical engineering and energy
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    Discrimination
    Treating members of a group unfairly compared to the treatment of other people who are not members of that group.
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    Discrimination
    The law prohibits discrimination on the specific grounds of sex, race and nationality, disability, and trans-sexuality. At the European level, there are proposals for a new directive, which would establish a general framework for equal treatment in employment. It is lawful at present to discriminate on any other grounds including sexuality.
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    Discrimination
    Dis·crim`i·na'tion noun [ Latin discriminatio the contrasting of opposite thoughts.] 1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. « To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential.» Trench. 2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart. Sir J. Reynolds. < ...
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    discrimination
    <psychology> Differential response to different stimuli. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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    discrimination
    secernment noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
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    discrimination
    favoritism noun unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
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    discrimination
    (dis-krim″ĭ-na´shәn) the making of fine distinctions. right-left discrimination the ability to differentiate one side of the body from the other.
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    Discrimination
    • (n.) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service. • (n.) The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences. • (n.) The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means. • (n...
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    discrimination
    (from the article `academic freedom`) In the 1980s and `90s, many universities in the United States adopted regulations aimed at proscribing speech and writing that was deemed ... Discrimination grew strong, especially against Asians. An alien land law intended to discourage ownership of land by Asians was not ruled ... ...the equal ...
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    discrimination
    in psychology, the ability to perceive and respond to differences among stimuli. It is considered a more advanced form of learning than ... [9 related articles]
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    discrimination
    treating people unfairly because of differences in race, gender, etc.
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    Discrimination
    A negative action toward members of a specific social group.
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    Discrimination
    (Lat. discriminare, to separate) (a) subjectively: the rational power to distinguish between objects, real or logical, and betwen moral right and wrong. In Aristotelianism there is also a function of internal sense (Gr. kritikon, sensory discrimination; Lat. vis aestimativa or cogitativa) by which men and the higher animals distinguish the good fr...
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