University of Phoenix Material

Appendix C

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Discrimination |According to our text: actual positive or negative actions toward the objects of prejudice |
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| |From dictionary: |
| |an act or instance of discriminating. |
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| |2. treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person |
| |or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather|
| |than on individual merit: racial and religious intolerance and discrimination. |
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| |3. the power of making fine distinctions; discriminating judgment: She chose the colors with|
| |great discrimination. |
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| |4. Archaic . something that