AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favourably than other people in a comparable situation, only because they belong to or are perceived to belong to a particular group, and where such treatment cannot be objectively and reasonably justified.

Detailed explanation-2: -Race, Color, and Sex For example, this Act prohibits discrimination against an Asian individual because of physical characteristics such as facial features or height.

Detailed explanation-3: -Here are some examples of what may constitute discrimination. A restaurant does not admit a guest because the person has cerebral palsy. An employee has lower pay than a colleague of the opposite sex with the same or equivalent work. A manager makes unwelcome sexual advances.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are four main types of discrimination: Direct discrimination, indirect discrimination, harassment and victimisation.

Detailed explanation-5: -Direct discrimination. Direct discrimination is when someone is treated unfairly because of a protected characteristic, such as sex or race. For example, someone is not offered a promotion because they’re a woman and the job goes to a less qualified man.