Forms of discrimination

Question 0

De Facto

Answer 0

• Without legal bases, but sanctioned and evidenced by custom or practice.
• underrepresentation of racial minorities and women in clinical trials, specific sports positions, Ex: football quarterbacks where always white.

Question 1

De Jure

Answer 1

Mandated by law
-history- segregation, slavery, hate crimes, laws prohibiting gay and lesbian marriage, racial minorities prohibited from playing on white professional baseball teams in the early 90’s

Question 2

Ex Post Facto

Answer 2

• After the event has occured
• Alabama Tuskegee study on syphilis, went to poor african americans and just told them they had bad blood and that they would treat them, but never did.

Question 3

Overt

Answer 3

Obvious and blatant

- calling someone an inappropriate name.

Question 4

Covert

Answer 4

Subtle

• women still make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes.
• power positions make more money

Question 5

Interpersonal

Answer 5

b/t individuals, with one person discriminating against another.
- direct in nature

Question 6

Institutional

Answer 6

Biases and oppression that are structured in our institutions

• men making more money than women
• certain types of professional athletes make more money
• women vs men professional sports TV coverage.