Eth125 Week 3

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Appendix C

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term Definition

Discrimination According to our text: actual positive or negative actions toward the objects of prejudice

From dictionary:

an act or instance of discriminating.

1. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person

   or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather

   than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination.

2. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with

   great discrimination.

3. Archaic . something that serves to differentiate.

Institutional discrimination...