discrimination
Prejudice in action
Discrimination is the activity or the result of making a judgment about difference: Discrimination improved considerably when subjects were given more time to study the objects.
The core meaning of discrimination is neutral but in usage, it often refers to the unfair effects of judgment about differences: The study found that racial discrimination in housing is still widespread in the city.
Discrimination is sometimes used positively to talk about someone’s judgment: Her discrimination during interviews gave us a very good field of candidates.
Intolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
- ageismPrejudice targeting older people
homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · antisemitism · casteism · colorism · ableism · classism
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
- harassmentAggressive, unwanted targeting
hate crime · targeting · abuse · mistreatment · exploitation · subjugation · tyranny · human rights violation
Forced separation by group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
- apartheidRacial separation policy
ghettoization · disenfranchisement · blackballing · shunning · barring · denial · restriction · quota
Notable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- tasteFlavor perception ability
refinement · perception · connoisseurship · acuity · sensitivity · palate · nuance · subtlety
Understood without being stated
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
- algorithmicFollowing programmed steps
systemic · institutional · structural · affinity · ingroup · outgroup · selection · hiring
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- protected classCategory with anti-discrimination shields
- disparate impactDiscrimination through neutral practices
employment law · fair housing · lawsuit · complaint · EEOC · tribunal · settlement · violation
bigotry
Intolerance toward differing views
- intoleranceUnwillingness to accept differences
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- sexismGender-based prejudice
ageism · homophobia · transphobia · xenophobia · antisemitism · casteism · colorism · ableism · classism · misogyny
persecution
Systematic mistreatment of groups
- injusticeDenial of fair treatment
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
- victimizationBeing made to suffer
harassment · hate crime · targeting · abuse · mistreatment · exploitation · subjugation · tyranny · human rights violation · systemic oppression
segregation
Forced separation by group
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- redliningRefusing loans by neighborhood
apartheid · ghettoization · disenfranchisement · blackballing · shunning · barring · denial · restriction · quota · glass ceiling
distinction
Notable difference or honor
- differentiationRecognizing meaningful differences
- selectivityTendency to choose carefully
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
taste · refinement · perception · connoisseurship · acuity · sensitivity · palate · nuance · subtlety · appreciation
implicit
Understood without being stated
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- cognitiveRelating to thinking
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
algorithmic · systemic · institutional · structural · affinity · ingroup · outgroup · selection · hiring · lending
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- Title VIIEmployment discrimination prohibition statute
- equal opportunityUnbiased chance for all
- protected classCategory with anti-discrimination shields
disparate impact · employment law · fair housing · lawsuit · complaint · EEOC · tribunal · settlement · violation · unlawful
- injusticeinjustice, inequality, bias, prejudice, bigotry
- workplace hazardsstress, burnout, fire hazard, overwork, back pain
- grievancesinjustice, unfairness, unfair treatment, mistreatment, wrong
- civil rightsequal protection, equal rights, Civil Rights Act, right to life, Voting Rights Act
- biasprejudice, racism, bigotry, sexism, ageism
- HR problemswrongful termination, payroll errors, wage theft, retaliation, contract breach
discriminationequality
Same status for all
fairness · equal treatment · impartiality · justice · equity
discriminationconfusion
Mental disorientation or bewilderment
imperceptiveness · undiscriminating · blurring · obliviousness · dullness
discriminationindiscriminateness
Absence of careful selection
unselective · nonselective · indifference · promiscuity · randomness
- discrimination lawsLegal protections against prejudice
- age discriminationPrejudice based on years lived
- racial discriminationPrejudice based on ethnicity
- gender discriminationPrejudice based on sex
- job discriminationPrejudice in hiring or promotion
- housing discriminationUnequal treatment in property access
discriminating, nondiscrimination, discriminations, discriminative, antidiscrimination, undiscriminating