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Less extreme forms of prejudice and discrimination, but nevertheless pervasive and oppressive, include social exclusion at the institutional level (such as in schools and hospitals), and the more subtle forms practised by the media.
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Institutional Discrimination by Jo Freeman ... Institutional discrimination is may easily seen statistically. If a particular group is disproportionately absent in comparison to the pool of those possessing the relevant skills, discrimination is occurring even if it is impossible to document specific individual instances.
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Racism is usually equated with hostility and prejudice. ... (1992: 106) suggest that widening our definition of discrimination to include indirect or 'institutional' racism gives a much better understanding of the barriers faced by ethnic minorities (see key concept 9.8). Institutional racism is virtually unrecognised...
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**Remember: this distinction is made according to who or what is doing the discrimination, not who or what is affected! ... Institutional discrimination: the harmful action is a stable, ongoing part of society ... the criteria are set by people who have institutional power and who meet the criteria themselves...
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As a resource for activists, lawyers, and social scientists, The Prejudice Institute is devoted to policy research and education on all dimensions of prejudice, discrimination, and ethnoviolence. ... The Prejudice Institute; 2743 Maryland Ave. Baltimore, MD 21218 telephone: (410) 243-6987 email: prejinst@aol.com...
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All forms of prejudice can be both personal (an individual act of meanness or exclusion) or institutional (prejudice and discrimination supported and sanctioned by power and authority that benefits some and disadvantages others).
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Institutional racism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Institutional racism (also structural racism and systemic racism ) is any form of racism occurring specifically within institutions such as public government bodies, private business corporations...
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