Social Inequality and Discrimination

Anti-Semitism is defined as prejudice, hostility, or discrimination against Jewish people, a phenomenon that has occurred globally throughout history.

As of recent census data, Latino Americans constitute the largest ethnic minority group in the United States.

Prejudice is an unjustified or incorrect attitude (usually negative) towards an individual based solely on the individual's membership of a social group.

Stereotypes are oversimplified and generalized beliefs about the characteristics, attributes, and behaviors of members of a particular group.

Minority status is defined by sociologists not by numerical size, but by the lack of power, privilege, and social status compared to the dominant group.

Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

Stereotyping is defined by the reduction of complex individuals into a few easily recognizable, often inaccurate, traits.

Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa, specifically targeting the black population based on their race.

Apartheid was a system of institutionalized racial segregation and discrimination in South Africa from 1948 until the early 1990s.

Positive discrimination involves giving preferential treatment to groups that have historically faced discrimination to level the playing field.

Discrimination is defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people. It is the behavioral manifestation of prejudice.

Exploitation involves treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work or resources. It is characterized by the misuse of power or money.

Under the apartheid system in South Africa, the government created 'homelands' (or Bantustans) where black South Africans were forced to live, effectively stripping them of their citizenship in the main country.

Ageism is a form of discrimination that involves prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on their age, typically against older adults.

Racism is a form of discrimination that involves prejudice or discrimination against individuals based on their race or ethnicity.