Discrimination refers to the categorization of humans into groups based on attributes such as race, ethnicity, religion, or gender, which can lead to unequal treatment. Racial discrimination occurs when racial differences are used to deny individuals rights or subject them to unfair treatment, as seen throughout history with the mistreatment of Native Americans, African Americans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Filipinos and others. Today, many laws have been enacted to promote equality and prohibit racial discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, public services, and advertising. Racial discrimination can take direct, indirect, or institutionalized forms through policies or practices that disadvantage people of certain races.
Discrimination refers to the categorization of humans into groups based on attributes such as race, ethnicity, religion, or gender, which can lead to unequal treatment. Racial discrimination occurs when racial differences are used to deny individuals rights or subject them to unfair treatment, as seen throughout history with the mistreatment of Native Americans, African Americans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Filipinos and others. Today, many laws have been enacted to promote equality and prohibit racial discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, public services, and advertising. Racial discrimination can take direct, indirect, or institutionalized forms through policies or practices that disadvantage people of certain races.
Discrimination refers to the categorization of humans into groups based on attributes such as race, ethnicity, religion, or gender, which can lead to unequal treatment. Racial discrimination occurs when racial differences are used to deny individuals rights or subject them to unfair treatment, as seen throughout history with the mistreatment of Native Americans, African Americans, Latin Americans, Middle Easterners, Filipinos and others. Today, many laws have been enacted to promote equality and prohibit racial discrimination in areas such as employment, housing, public services, and advertising. Racial discrimination can take direct, indirect, or institutionalized forms through policies or practices that disadvantage people of certain races.
categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by anatomical, cultural, ethnic,genetic, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious, and/or social affiliation. a significant social issue because people use racial differences as the basis for discrimination.
Shall mean any distinction, exclusion, restriction, or preference based on race, colour, descent, or national or ethnic origin that has the a purpose or effect of nullifying or impairing the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal footing, of human rights and fundamental freedoms in the political, economic, social, cultural or any other field of public life. The practice of letting a persons race or skin color unfairly become a factor when deciding who receives a job, promotion, or other employment benefit. Era of Colonialism (1400s) Where much of todays racism can be traced When Europeans began colonizing Africa and the Americas, the white settlers adopted the idea that they were superior to the other races they encountered and it was their job to "civilize the savages." This false notion became known as "the white man's burden," and was used to justify the Europeans' taking land and enslaving people. In this way, naturally-occurring racial differences became the basis for systems of exploitation and discrimination. Racial discrimination against Native Americans in an effort to obtain much of the North America as territory of the United States, a long series of wars, massacres, forced displacements (such as the Trail of Tears), restriction of food rights, and the imposition of treaties, land was taken and numerous hardships imposed. Ideologies justifying the context included stereotypes of Native Americans as "merciless Indian savages" and the quasi-religious doctrine of manifest destiny which asserted divine blessing for U.S. conquest of all lands west of the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific. Racial discrimination against Blacks Racism in the United States was worse during this time than at any period before or since. Segregation, racial discrimination, and expressions of white supremacy all increased. So did anti-black violence, including lynchings and race riots. Ku Klux Klan (KKK) Racial discrimination against Latin Americans Latinos are often portrayed as passionate, hypersexual, violent, lazy, or macho in literature, films, television and music. Racial Discrimination against Middle Easterners and Muslims Racism against Arab Americans have risen along with tensions between the American government and the Arab world. Following the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States, discrimination and racial violence has markedly increased against Arab Americans and many other religious and cultural groups. Referred to as terrorists In 1924, Filipinos were often called half- civilized (or half-savage), uneducated, worthless, and unscrupulous. Racism against the Filipinos was strong since they were essentially viewed as taking the jobs of the white workers as well as their white women. They were accused of luring white women, hence an anti-miscegenation law was passed. They were also called wasteful for their alleged ostentatious display of lifestyle, mainly clothing. Filipinos were denounced as being prone to crime and violence. Anti-Filipino discrimination was primarily due to economic reasons. Filipinos were disliked because they were seen as willing to work for low wages and, thus, were taking the jobs of white people. This was exacerbated by the preference in hiring Filipinos since their physique were perceived to be ideally suited for "stoop labor", i.e., bent down kind of work like cutting asparagus and planting cauliflower. Covenant of the League of Nations Greater East Asia Conference Article 1 of the 1945 UN Charter The Race Question European Convention on Human Rights International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Equality Act 2010 Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Employment (section 15) - e.g. when seeking employment, training, promotion, equal pay or conditions of employment; Land, housing or accommodation (section 12) - e.g. when buying a house or when renting; Provision of goods and services (section 13) - e.g. when buying something, applying for credit, using banks, seeking assistance from government departments, lawyers, doctors and hospitals, or attending restaurants, pubs, entertainment venues;
Access to places and facilities for use by the public (section 11) - e.g. when trying to use parks, libraries, government offices, hotels, places of worship, entertainment centres, hire cars; Advertising (section 16) - e.g. advertising for a job stating that people from a certain ethnic group cannot apply; Joining a trade union (section 14). Certain offensive behaviour will also be found discriminatory if it is likely to offend, insult, humiliate or intimidate people of a certain race, colour or national or ethnic origin (section 18 B-F)
Direct discrimination Indirect discrimination Harassment Victimisation treating someone less favourably because of their actual or perceived race, or because of the race of someone with whom they associate.
e.g:refusing to employ someone solely because they are a particular race can occur where there is a policy, practice or procedure which applies to all workers, but particularly disadvantages people of a particular race. Example: a requirement for all job applicants to have GCSE Maths and English: people educated in countries which don't have GCSEs would be discriminated against if equivalent qualifications were not accepted. when unwanted conduct related to race has the purpose or effect of violating an individual's dignity or creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment for that individual unfair treatment of an employee who has made or supported a complaint about racial discrimination. The End