Very much like the many acts such as abuse and bullying, there are effects when it comes to discrimination just to mention but a few below:

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• Physical and emotional effects

• Social, educational and financial effects

• Society and business

• Politics

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Physical and emotional effects

• The rejection directed to you by others for reasons unknown or can’t control can cause extreme worry to an individual, resulting in anxiety, sadness, depression and the feeling of guilt and emptiness. These often translate into depression, loss of interest, eating disorders and stress-related illnesses.

 

• Discrimination can be damaging even if you haven’t been the target of overt acts of bias. Regardless of your personal experiences, it can be stressful just being a member of a group that is often discriminated against, such as racial minorities or individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT).

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• ​The anticipation of discrimination creates its chronic stress. People might even avoid situations where they expect they could be treated poorly, possibly missing out on educational and job opportunities.

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Social, educational and financial effects

• Discrimination can leave the individual confused and broken. They may take to alcohol or drugs or may form their own opinions on others, develop hatred for others, or withdraw from people. It may affect them financially may lose their job, quit school or perform poorly at school.

 

Society and business

• Communities and businesses that fail to take strong action on discrimination tend to be lower in productivity. This is because people feel disgruntled and lose interest in working hard. There is drop-in morale, trust and confidence on the part of the employees, people with talents and exceptional skills and abilities are not attracted to these places because they do not want to be discriminated against.

 

Politics

• People who face racial discrimination may regroup with some vengeance in mind against other groups. This can fuel conflicts and social discord. Many conflicts and wars have been started in this way.

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Laws are in place to protect people from discrimination, there is no excuse even if you did not know that your actions were discriminatory. Employees and individuals can bring legal action on the business or individual who did the act, and there are consequences for the guilty party.