Discrimination

Discriminate means “make a distinction”.
There are two forms of discrimination: the first, visible, reprehensible immediately and second, indirectly, with respect to acts of seemingly neutral, but they produce different effects on certain groups.

There are several types of discrimination,some of them are:

*Race discrimination - Discriminates against people of other races are different.

*Age discrimination - Age discrimination, generational or etaísme is a type of discrimination against persons or groups based on age.

*Gender discrimination or Sexism - Though gender discrimination and sexism refers to beliefs and attitudes in relation to the gender of a person, such beliefs and attitudes are of a social nature and do not, normally, carry any legal consequences. Sex discrimination, on the other hand, may have legal consequences.

*Employment discrimination

*Language discrimination

*Reverse discrimination - Is a common term used to describe policies or acts that discriminate in favor of a group historically discriminated against.

*Disability discrimination - People with disabilities face discrimination in all levels of society. The attitude that disabled individuals are inferior to non-disabled individuals is called "ableism".

*Heightism - Is a form of discrimination based on height. In principle it can refer to unfavorable treatment of either unusually tall or short people.

*Racism - Is the belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.

*Genetic discrimination - Occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder.

*Lookism - Is discrimination against or prejudice towards others based on their appearance.

*Classism - Is prejudice and/or discrimination on the basis of socioeconomic class. Is grounded in a hierarchy belief system that ranks people according to socioeconomic status, family lineage, and other class related divisions.

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