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discrimination (1) The act of making generalized distinctions among groups of people or things without inquiry into the specific characteristics of individuals within the group. This includes illegal discrimination such as that based on race,color,sex,age,disability,religion,or family status (protected classifications) and legal discrimination such as a builder's bias for or against local subcontractors. Federal and state laws prohibit denying or discouraging housing or credit choices for persons in protected classifications. (2) The unintentional but still illegal effect of barring certain groups of people from access to housing, credit, goods, or services because of their race,color,sex,age,disability,religion,or family status.This is called disparate impact.An example would be a prohibition against tenants having animals in their units,which would work a hardship to the sight-impaired who rely on guide dogs. (3) Specific federal laws addressing discrimination include the • Americans with Disabilities Act How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He acknowledges that African American developers have made economic gains but continue to face institutional discrimination and limited access to capital. Nevertheless, it is important for social workers and academics to understand how the process of discrimination is manifested since in contemporary institutional discrimination, the devil is almost always in the details. That is why being a gay man or lesbian is no different from other minorities who have faced institutional discrimination. |
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