SPEAKUP 2
DISCRIMINATION
GIVING A VOICE TO THE VOICELESS
Discrimination
Discrimination is the biased or detrimental treatment of people and groups based on appearances such as race, gender, age or sexual orientation. That’s the simple answer.
How does Discrimination Happen?
Explaining why discrimination happens is more complex. The human brain naturally puts things in categories to make sense of the world. Very young children quickly learn the difference between boys and girls, for instance. But the values we place on different categories are learned – from our parents, our peers and the observations we make about how the world works.
Often, discrimination stems from fear and
misunderstanding.
Very much like the many acts such as abuse and bullying, there are effects when it comes to discrimination
Finding healthy ways to deal with discrimination is important, for your physical health and your mental well-being. The baseline is that no one deserves to be treated less than other humans and no one should put up with it.
When it comes to children parents must set good examples in their attitudes, words and behaviour towards others, children can recognize the differences and hold sectional biases from the age of three.