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Video 1: Discrimination
Video 1: Discrimination
Video 1: Discrimination
Disability
Race Age
Color Marital status
Ancestry Family status
Place of origin Sex or Gender (includes being pregnant,
Citizenship sexual harassment)
Ethnic origin Sexual orientation
Creed (religion) Gender identity
Receipt of social assistance Gender expression
(housing only) Record of offenses (employment only,
must have been pardoned)
Age Discrimination
Harassment
Pregnancy Discrimination
Race/Color Discrimination
Religious Discrimination
Sex-Based Discrimination
Effects
5. DIG DEEPER: Explore your own prejudices and stereotypes. Where do you
fit in? Seek out books with diverse characters and themes. Reading can be
a good way to learn about the lives of people whose experiences are much
different than your own.
Just by becoming aware of the words we use, we can begin to change the
way we think about each other and our differences. Consider the language
we use and the power it has to affect the ways we organize our world and
each other. The words we choose are often a subconscious way we
communicate and perpetuate discrimination.