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• Discrimination by perception: direct discrimination against someone because others think they have a protected characteristic (even if they don't).

Discrimination is when an individual or group of people are treated more or less favorably than others.

What is discrimination you ask well it is the treatment or consideration of, or making

Discrimination: a noun that is defined as, “the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex”. There are many types of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird. To Kill a Mockingbird is a story that is taken place during the Great Depression . Scout is the main character and her father Atticus is defending a man named Tom Robinson, who is a Negro. There are three main topics that are discriminated in To Kill a Mockingbird. The three main topics that are discriminated are socioeconomics, gender, and most importantly, racism.

Discrimination: Discrimination in itself is purposeful exclusion of an individual or group based on specific characteristics. It could be direct, indirect or combined. People that are already vulnerable in most cases find it have to bounce back from it.

Associative discrimination: direct discrimination against somebody because they are associated with another person protected characteristic. This can include carers of

Discrimination: Unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group or its members. In Zootopia, an act of discrimination is seen in a flashback when Nick Wilde is joining the Ranger Scouts. In this scene, the members of the scouts put a muzzle on him just because he is a fox and “They cannot trust a fox”.

The process of establishing if an action/policy is discriminatory can be very challenging. However, a number of theories seek to differentiate actions that constitute discrimination and those that do not. Disparate treatment Theory is amongst the most commonly used theories that have been used to ascertain whether an act or policy amounts to discrimination or not. The theory argues that one is subject to discrimination if they are treated less favorably than others are in similar situations (Bent, 2011).

This could be that they are treated worse than the way individuals are usually treated. It also involves the initial reaction or interaction that is taken place towards the group or the group leader, this also includes the behavior towards them. It also means that the members of the discriminated group are restricted from opportunities or privileges that are available to other groups. This leads to exclusion for the discriminated groups. Discrimination could be based on: sex, race, ethnicity, religion, colour of skin, class, caste, status, nationality, belief, language, orientation, gender, identity, age, health and other status.

The fundamental root of discrimination is prejudice. Prejudice starts with cognition and our thoughts towards another group which often leads to a generalization or stereotyping (Myers, 2014, pg.572). Stereotyping leads us to emotions directed towards a particular group or person; including fear, hatred, and hostility, fundamentally this is negative prejudice (Myers, 2014, pg.572). Myers (2014) states that if we believe our thoughts to be true, our emotions will lead to the actual act of discrimination. Taking action on prejudice is discrimination; it is the behaviours or actions directed towards a specific distinction of a group (Myers, 2014, ph.572). We do know that discrimination can take many forms, some acceptable and others purely inexcusable.

3)     defining people as member of categories or discrete units that are the target of intentional discrimination.

While being allowed to come into the camp, I learned a great deal about how the homeless live. This particular group was very self sufficient

According to the Race Relations (NI) Order 1997, discrimination is defined as “the unfair treatment of a person based on prejudice and intolerance. It is attitudes, values and prejudices translated into behaviour”. This is basically defined as there is unfair/unequal treatment of individuals or groups throughout the setting. Prejudice is an opinion or judgement formed without considering the relevant facts or arguments. It is an attitude that is rigidly and irrationally maintained even in the face of strong contradictory evidence or in the persistent absence of supportive evidence. Stereotyping is also involved in discriminating against people. Stereotyping is what happens when we simplify out prejudgements about a certain groups of people and we subsequently see all member of that group as having certain negative traits. According to Fitzduff, 1988, “prejudices and stereotyping are mainly concerned with feelings and attitudes. Feelings are nurtured through our childhood, community and society and are often by the time we reach adulthood”.

Discrimination is treating someone differently, often unfairly, because he/she is a part of a specific group, class or category of people. For instance, a girl named Wu Qing in China was discriminated against and could not find a job because how her body was a bit chubby and the scars in her face from an accident in her early childhood. Even though she was kind and used to be straight-A student, she had no friends. Now, she is looking for selling her kidney in order to pay the plastic surgery fee. Discrimination can change a person from innocent to evil is an important theme in the novel “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley. Even though

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