belong to lower income families and hence‚ have fewer opportunities to study in good private schools as opposed to other high-class students. Though they are equally capable of working hard and proving themselves‚ they are left behind due to their caste and class. Affirmative action balances these differences out. Exposure To Varied Fields Through affirmative action‚ men and women are exposed to areas of study or fields of work that they may not have otherwise considered trying their hands on
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Essay on social issues – Disability Discrimination In 2012‚ Equal Opportunities Commission had handled amount 16‚600 cases and 56% involved in disability discrimination. This result was really surprise to everyone in Hong Kong. Disability is a physical problem that makes someone unable to use a part of their body properly and discrimination means the practice of treating one particular group in society in an unfair way. So‚ disability discrimination is a discrimination action against people based on
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for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination an important day for us to recognize? Say No to Racism By: Kailee Ramsell There are many reasons why the International day for the elimination of Racial Discrimination is an important day for us to recognize. Not only does this day remind people not to be racist but it also reminds people that there is hope. No one should have to put up with racism just because of their appearance or their culture. Discrimination is absolutely unacceptable‚ and
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DiscriminationEverywhere! Discrimination can be confused with other terms such as prejudice and stereotype. It is important to differentiate between the three terms so that we better understand what we deal with in society. Stereotypes are images held in our minds in regards to certain racial or cultural groups‚ without consideration of whether the images held are true or false. Stemming from stereotypes is prejudice. The prejudicial attitude occurs when we prejudge a person‚ good or bad‚ on
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EXAMINE THE WAYS IN WHICH SOCIOLOGISTS HAVE EXPLAINED THE PROCESS OF SOCIALIZATION. Sociologists explained the process of socialisation in many different ways – they have looked at all factors which could occur in such process. The socialisation starts within the family and relatives where babies are imposed to four processes identified by Oakley as: manipulation‚ canalization‚ verbal appellations and differential activity exposure. Through these‚ parents teach their children things such as eating
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Racial discrimination? Well‚ what exactly does it mean? Racial discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because he/she is of a certain race or because of personal characteristics associated with race such as skin color. Race here can mean that people belong to different countries‚ castes or different geographical regions within a country. It is unlawful to harass a person because of that person’s race or color. Harassment can include offensive or derogatory remarks about a person’s
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Gender Inequality: United States vs. Asian Countries Sociology 341 Fall 2014 Gender Inequality in the United States vs. Asian Countries Men have always had dominance over women. In the last decade or so women have gone a long way to get to where they stand now in society. Over time‚ the social construct of gender inequality has been slowly changing towards finding a balance between genders‚ making the gap between men and women closer towards equality. Women and men are treated differently
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Discrimination in the Workplace Most everyone has suffered discrimination in his or her daily lives. It’s something a lot of people have to deal with on a daily basis. Discrimination is a major problem mainly in the employment industry. Even though there are many laws prohibiting discrimination in the workplace‚ this problem still exist every day and many people don’t know how to handle it. Discrimination is defined in civil rights law as "an unfavorable or unfair treatment of a person or class
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Discrimination of Transsexuals For many years‚ members of the gay‚ lesbian and transgender communities have been persecuted because of their sexual orientation. The group that will be the focused on in this essay is transsexuals. Transgender is a term that describes transvestites and transsexuals‚ which is gender identification not sexual orientation. Transgender are individuals whose gender identities or gender expressions contrast with traditional social norms and expectations. Gender identity
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Women Discrimination Discrimination against women is a persistent social problem even in the 21st century that negatively affects women in many life areas such as education‚ domestic life‚ social advancement but mostly in employment. The main reason for discrimination is the mentality that the entire society was raised with‚ which was mainly implemented in people’s minds as children. Once implemented in a person’s mind‚ this kind of mentality is very difficult to be changed. Taken the example
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