groups that can be discriminated

• basis of discrimination

  race, culture, disability, social class, age, gender, sexual orientation
• race


  ethnic group that an individual belongs to
• culture

  group of people who share the same ideas, customs, language, dress, beliefs, values and social behaviour
• disability

  a physical or mental impairment that has a substantial impact on a person's ability to do normal daily activities
• social class

  someone's economic or educational status, where people are grouped into hierarchical social categories
• age

  negative perceptions of some age groups, older adults, teens
• gender

  whether someone is male or female
• sexual orientation

  examples include gay, lesbian, straight or bisexual
• religion

  system of beliefs and values such as catholic, jewish, muslim