SECTION A: Short questions 1. Is affirmative action morally defensible? Explain Yes it is morally defensible in that: The tough realities faced in the past created divisions of the past regime between black and white communities and declaration of this policy assisted in ensuring that closing that gap and normalise the conditions at the workplace. In the past South Africa has had many inequalities and imbalances‚ and blacks were treated in a unfair manner and stigmatized. In 1994 Democracy
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Price Discrimination in the Mobile Phone Market Mobile phones are nowadays a part of our lives‚ the majority of us use them on a daily basis. Some people use them less frequently‚ when they are away from their homes‚ while for some they have already replaced the old landline phone. Young people use the SMS and MMS services quite often‚ while more senior people limit themselves to just making calls . Some prefer the pay-as-you-go; others have monthly contracts for a flat fee. There are a variety
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Racial Discrimination and Harassment Case Study 3/9/2014 A very clear example of harassment based on an employees’ race is evident in the lawsuit filed against MMR Constructors‚ Inc. in Arkansas. An African American employee was subjected to racial harassment by white employees that included racially offensive language‚ graffiti and death threats. White employees went as far as going to the black employees’ home in the middle of the night and threatened his life because
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GUIDANCE NOTE WHAT IS INDIRECT DISCRIMINATION? Most people understand direct discrimination. Indirect discrimination occurs where the effect of certain requirements‚ conditions or practices imposed by an employer or education provider has an adverse impact disproportionately on one group or other. Indirect discrimination generally occurs when a rule or condition‚ which is applied equally to everyone‚ can be met by a considerably smaller proportion of people from a particular group‚ the rule
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Discrimination is the favoring of one group or member of a group over another group or another member of it in morally difference. The institutional discrimination refers to the unjust or discriminatory mistreatment on an individual or a group of individuals in the absence of any morally relevant differences. The institutions as a whole through bias or unequal selection it could also be intentional or unintentional. Now opposed to individuals making a conscious choice to discriminate. Individual
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Professor Ghani Social Problems 11/27/12 Gender Discrimination Gender discrimination has been a worldwide issue transcending various religions and cultures from the beginning of time. The discrimination exists based on differences between people of a different sex or gender. Although sex is a term based off of biological factors‚ gender is socially constructed which blurs the lines of discrimination. Today‚ the inequity of discriminations in America between men and women are often manifested
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Discrimination is a positive or negative attitude toward an individual based on his or her membership in a religious‚ racial‚ ethnic‚ political‚ or other groups (Webster’s New Word Dictionary). Discrimination is still an enormous issue among our nation and the rest of the world. Many people would be in denial of this accusation claiming that discrimination is in the past‚ but if it’s in the past‚ why is it still a key issue today in our laws? Discrimination is not just about racism or ethnic groups
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Class discrimination Social dominance researched by Pratto points out the notion that hierarchies exist between groups in society‚ allowing some groups to have the dominance and power over others (Pratto 760). African Americans’ impoverishment and high crime rates have plagued society for years. The origin has a closely bound with the historical slavery and racial discrimination in the US‚ and drives question self to the problem at the first place. From the beginning of the 1960s‚ in order to ease
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Gender Discrimination Gender discrimination often occurs in the workplace. It involves actions or statements that take place against an individual because of their gender. Individuals are protected against discrimination by state and federal laws. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 sets regulations for employers so that decisions made in the workplace are not based on race‚ skin‚ color‚ age‚ gender‚ religion‚ or national belief (expertlaw.com). Decisions such as hiring‚ promotions‚ or job
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Introduction Discrimination is defined as the unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice. One of the most infamous topics on discrimination in our world today is that of ethnicity. Due to recent tragic events‚ such as the September 11 attacks‚ most Americans have unfairly stereotyped Muslims and the religion of Islam. People fear what they do not understand; therefore‚ it is important to educate citizens about the views and beliefs of Muslims. Islam is a religious culture
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