Week 2

• Social inequality 


  Differences between members of society in terms of wealth, class, status and power
• Institutional racism 


  Organisational procedures, practices and attitudes that either intentionally or unintentionally discriminate against minority ethnic groups
• Glass ceiling


  An informal or invisible barrier that prevents women from achieving senior positions in their chosen career.
• Positive discrimination 


  The automatic favouring, without proper consideration of merit, of under-represented individuals from minority groups over individuals in majority groups
• Anti-Semitism 


  Hostility, prejudice and/or discrimination against a Jewish person. Anti-Semitism is a form of racism
• Ageism 


  The negative stereotyping and unfair treatment of individuals because of their age
• Exploitation 


  The action of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work and/or gain advantage for yourself
• Social determinants of health

  Non-medical factors e.g. your social conditions such as access to a healthy diet and housing, that affect health outcomes
• Genderquake 


  Fundamental change to society whereby young females are increasingly striving for a fulfilling career
• Homophobia 


  Prejudice, discrimination and/or hatred of people who are perceived to be gay, lesbian or bisexual