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Discrimination Worksheet *Modified [SKR]

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term
Definition
Discrimination
A unfair and unjust prejudice action based upon a category of a person or thing.

Institutional discrimination
Discrimination based upon ones actual or assumed membership within a group.

Relative deprivation
Is one being deprived of things that one thinks they are entitled to.

Absolute deprivation
Defines the poverty line, deems what is adequate income in a certain country.

Part II

Write a 100- to 150 word response to each of the following questions:

What are causes of discrimination?
Discrimination can come in all shapes and sizes. It can happen in everyday life and also in the work place. A lot of discrimination comes from ignorance, uneducated, stereotypes, and fear. These things do not excuse the behavior but are clearly things that can be changed. Some of these behaviors come from learned traits as a child and embedded in us in our upbringing. The community and media play a big part as well. The peers we surround ourselves with also influence us more then we may think. When something is different then what we are used to, the unknown scares us and placing prejudice in the place of the fear makes it easier to cope with. At which point this leads to discrimination to different degrees.

How is discrimination faced by one identity group (race, ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, sexual orientation, age, or disability) the same as discrimination faced by another? How are they different?
There are many reasons for someone to be discriminated against for. However there is a huge difference in some groups compared to others. Some things that people are discriminated against such as age, disability, race, and ethnicity cannot be determined by anyone. These are not choices that a person has but rather the cards that have been dealt to them. Other things that people are discriminated

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