Discrimination vs. Marginalization

Discriminationnoun

Discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things, with intent to understand rightly and make correct decisions.

Marginalizationnoun

The act of marginalizing or something marginalized.

Discriminationnoun

The act of recognizing the 'good' and 'bad' in situations and choosing good.

Marginalizationnoun

the social process of becoming or being made marginal (especially as a group within the larger society);

‘the marginalization of the underclass’; ‘the marginalization of literature’;

Discriminationnoun

(sometimes discrimination against) Distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry.

‘sexual or racial discrimination’; ‘reverse discrimination’;

Discriminationnoun

The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Discriminationnoun

That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.

Discriminationnoun

The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and marking differences.

‘To make an anxious discrimination between the miracle absolute and providential.’;

Discriminationnoun

The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set apart.

Discriminationnoun

The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs for substantially the same service.

‘A difference in rates, not based upon any corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case of discrimination.’;

Discriminationnoun

The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great discrimination in the choice of means.

Discriminationnoun

That which discriminates; mark of distinction.

Discriminationnoun

unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Discriminationnoun

the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Discriminationnoun

the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex

‘victims of racial discrimination’; ‘discrimination against homosexuals’;

Discriminationnoun

recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another

‘discrimination between right and wrong’; ‘young children have difficulties in making fine discriminations’;

Discriminationnoun

the ability to judge what is of high quality; good judgement or taste

‘those who could afford to buy showed little taste or discrimination’;

Discriminationnoun

the ability to distinguish between different stimuli

‘discrimination learning’;

Discriminationnoun

the selection of a signal having a required characteristic, such as frequency or amplitude, by means of a discriminator.

Discrimination

Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between human beings based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, or sexual orientation, as well as other categories.