reverse discrimination

English - Turkish

Definition of reverse discrimination in English Turkish dictionary

ters ayrımcılık

English - English

Definition of reverse discrimination in English English dictionary

The policy or practice of discriminating against members of a designated group which has in the past unfairly received preferential treatment in social, legal, educational, or employment situations, with the intention of benefiting one or more other groups (such as racial, disabled, or gender groups) that have previously been discriminated against

Alan Bakke at the University of California At Davis Medical School, Karen Hopwood at the law school of the University of Texas, and Jennifer Gratz at the University of Michigan all have argued successfully in court that they were the victims of reverse discrimination because blacks were given preferential treatment in the admissions process at these schools.

discrimination against members of a majority group as a result of policies that give preference to minorities (such as affirmative action, etc.)

Reverse discrimination is the same as positive discrimination. a policy of reverse discrimination in favour of children from poor backgrounds. Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, especially when resulting from policies established to correct discrimination against members of a minority or disadvantaged group. the practice of giving unfair treatment to a group of people who usually have advantages, in order to be fair to the group of people who were unfairly treated in the past positive discrimination

Hyphenation

re·verse dis·cri·mi·na·tion

Turkish pronunciation

rivırs dîskrîmıneyşın

Pronunciation

/rēˈvərs dəˌskrəməˈnāsʜən/ /riːˈvɜrs dɪˌskrɪməˈneɪʃən/