Sociology 2166A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Wrongful Dismissal, Cultural Capital, Ageism

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 2166A/B
• Professor: Tracey L Adams

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Discrimination: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice (for us, hiring, employment) Formal human rights commission de nition: treating people di erently, negatively or adversely because of their race, age, religion, sex, etc. Employers may discriminate by indulging their beliefs about the relevance of gender, race, etc to employment. Common grounds: gender, race, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, height and weight. Direct: when an employer or organization acts (in a direct way) on their intention to exclude or devalue members of certain groups: ex. If a women is denied a promotion because her employer says he will not promote women because they quit when they have babies. Covert/subtle: discrimination may not be blatant, but may be hidden: agging all minority applications and putting them at the bottom of the pile, for instance. Intentional: policies whereby certain groups don"t get promoted; policies placing a quota on the number of minorities who can be accepted.