1. Match the definitions and add in an example to show your understanding.
The first one is finished for you.
Direct discrimination … is when a person or group experience outright,
targeted discrimination.
Example: The Stephen Lawrence family experienced an extreme case direct
discrimination. Stephen was targeted by white youth in a racist attack and
lost his life.
Indirect discrimination
Example:is when an individual or group is treated unfairly but in a way that
is hard to pinpoint. You want to say they are being discriminated against but
it is hard to prove.
Positive discrimination
Example: … is when a person or group is given special treatment because they
come from that group.
Discrimination arising from disability
Example: … is when a person or group is treated in a negative way because
they are different mentally or physically.
Protected characteristics
Example: … is when you can’t discriminate someone because of their race,
age, sexuality, gender reassignment, pregnancy, religious beliefs, gender or
sexual orientation.
Stereotyping
Example: is when you group someone because of the way they look, the way
they dress, religion that they believe in.
Positive stereotyping
Example: … is when you mistakenly label a person or a group of people in a
nice way do to common cultural myths.