Diversity

Question 0

Discrimination

Answer 0

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

Question 1

Disability

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Ethnocentrism

Answer 2

The making of judgements about the behaviour and culture of others based upon your own culture as he norm - viewing others through the eyes of your own culture

Question 3

Gender reassignment

Answer 3

A person is deemed to have the protected characteristics of gender reassignment if they are proposing to undergo, are 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

Question 4

Passive discrimination

Answer 4

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

Question 5

Pro-behaviour

Answer 5

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

Question 6

Racial group

Answer 6

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

Question 7

Racist incident

Answer 7

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

Question 8

Sexual harassment

Answer 8

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

Question 9

Victimisation

Answer 9

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 another person supporting someone exercising their rights receives less favourable treatment as a result