Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
Unjust or prejudicial treatment of individuals based on group characteristics.
Discrimination can be based on race, gender, sexuality, class, religion, or nationality. It manifests in practices like unequal hiring, racial profiling, or harsher sentencing. In criminology, it helps explain unequal access to protection and justice.
Discrimination is central to critical race theory, feminist criminology, and intersectional analysis. It is seen not just as individual bias but as systemic inequality.
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