Diversity Flashcards

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Victimisation

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Where a person is treated less favourably because they have made a complaint based on a belief that they have been subjected to a discriminatory practice; or where a person supporting someone exercising thier rights receives less favourable treatment as a result.

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Racist incident

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Any incident that is perceived to be racist by the victim or any other person.

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Disability

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A person will be disabled if they have a physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse affect on their ability to carry out normal day to day activities which would include things like using a phone or going on public transport

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Racial Group

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Is defined with reference to race, colour, nationality, ethnic origins and national origins.

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Sexual Harassment

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Unwanted conduct of a sexual nature or conduct based on sex affecting the dignity of women and men at work.

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Passive Discrimination

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Where a person witnesses discrimination taking place and disagrees with the discrimination but does not challenge it.

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Ethnocentrism

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The making of judgements about the behaviours or culture of others based upon your own culture as the norm, viewing others through the eyes of your own culture.

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Gender Reassignment

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A person is deemed to have the protected characteristic of gender reassignment if they are proposing to undergo, is undergoing or has undergone a process (or part of a process) for the purpose of reassigning the person’s sex by changing physiological or other attributes of sex.

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Discrimination

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Treating someone differently especially because of feelings or prejudices about their sex, race, religion, disability etc.

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Pro-Behaviour

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Where a member of a minority group accepts discrimination without challenge or “turns a blind eye” to it or laughs at a discriminatory joke.

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