Treatment of staff members and students differing on the basis of gender, age,race, religion or characteristics as defined in legislation
Refusal of an insurer to provide comparable insurance or use comparable rates for certain individuals or groups with basic characteristics the same as those to whom the coverage or rates are offered Unfair discrimination is prohibited by law (G)
Unequal treatment of qualified individuals with disabilities as members of the general public Failure to provide reasonable accommodation may also constitute discrimination
* One form of behavior that shows prejudice, but not the only form Discrimination is the failure to treat people in the same way because of a bias toward some of them because of some characteristic--such as race, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability--which is irrelevant to their suitability for something (e g , to occupy housing or to perform a job)
Unfair or unequal treatment of somebody because of his or her age, sex, race, religion or disability
The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting/perceiving differences which exist
Treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality or prejudice: racial discrimination; discrimination against foreigners
The extent to which the relative frequency of use of the forecasts differs given different observations It is measured in terms of likelihoods (i e , p(f|x)) and is the degree to which the conditional mean forecast (<f>|x) differs from the unconditional mean forecast (<f>), averaged over all observations
{i} discernment; partiality, unequal treatment; ability to choose well (in matters of taste)
(a) In perception, the detection of differences between two stimuli (b) In conditioning, the differential response to the positive (reinforced) stimulus and to the negative (nonreinforced) stimulus See also generalization (c) In social psychology, prejudicial treatment, as in racial discrimination See also prejudice
occurs when a law, program or policy expressly or by effect creates a distinction between groups of individuals which disadvantages one group based on shared personal characteristics of members of that group in a manner inconsistent with human dignity
The act of distinguishing between and among different things It is also a charge brought by people alleging the operation of prejudice When discrimination is done in a way that disadvantages individuals because of accident of birth or condition, it is unlawful Thus discrimination may also be a conclusion of the courts that plaintiffs have shown an adverse impact with regard to the employment of protected class persons and employers have failed to demonstrate business necessity Topic areas: Staff Development and Organizational Capacity, Operations Management and Leadership
Discrimination occurs when an individual acts on any set of ideas, beliefs or attitudes that negatively prejudges groups or individuals on the basis of real or alleged characteristics and traits "