Discrimination

Unequal treatment of people because of their membership of a social group.

Unequal treatment of people because of their membership, or perceived membership, of a social group.

Discrimination means treating people unequally because of their social-group membership. For example, denying someone an opportunity because of their gender is discrimination. Sociologists investigate how unequal treatment connects with wider patterns of power and opportunity.

Unfair treatment of people because of their membership, or perceived membership, of a particular social group.

Religion and belief discrimination can affect people with no religion too. Distinguish direct unfair treatment from a rule applied to everyone that disadvantages a particular group.

Distinguish an unequal outcome from an explanation for it. Explain how resources, social connections or discrimination could produce the difference.

Distinguish prejudice, an attitude, from discrimination, unequal treatment. Institutional racism concerns organisational practices, not just openly racist individuals.

Unequal treatment of people because of characteristics such as gender, race, age or disability.

Treating a person less favourably because of a characteristic such as gender, ethnicity or age.

Unfair or less favourable treatment based on a characteristic such as age, gender or ethnicity.

Unequal treatment of a person or group because of a characteristic or social identity.

Discrimination is unequal treatment. The distinction matters because an attitude and an action are not the same thing.

Unfair treatment of an individual or group because of a characteristic such as ethnicity.

Treating someone unfairly because of a characteristic such as their age, gender or ethnicity.

Unfair treatment of a person because of a characteristic such as their sexual orientation.

Unfair treatment of a person or group because of characteristics such as ethnicity, sex, religion or disability.

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AQA GCSE Sociology · 8192

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