Discrimination Vocab Flashcards
The denial of opportunity and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice
Discrimination
The conscious experience of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and present actualities
Relative deprevation
The minimum level of subsistence below which families or individuals should not be expected to exist
Absolute deprivation
The combination of current discrimination with past discrimination created by poor schools and menial jobs
Total discrimination
A denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals or groups, resulting from normal operations of a society
Institutional discrimination
Transfers of money, goods, or services that are not reported to the government
Informal economy
Division of the economy into two areas of employment
Dual labor market
The pattern of discrimination against people trying to buy homes in minority and racially changing neighborhoods
Redlining
Salaries, wages, and other money received
Income
An inclusive term encompassing all of a persons material assets
Wealth
Efforts to ensure that hazardous substances are controlled so that all communities receive protection regardless of race or status
Environmental justice
Positive efforts to recruit subordinate group members for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities
Affirmative action
Actions that cause better qualified white men to be passed over for women and minority men
Reverse discrimination
The barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified worker because or race or gender
Glass ceiling
A barrier to moving laterally in a business to positions that are more likely to lead upward mobility
Glass wall
