An anaesthetist refuses to work with a colleague because they believe the colleague to be , irrespective of whether the colleague is or not (discrimination by perception). A consultant is overlooked for promotion because their partner has undergone gender reassignment (discrimination by association).
Discrimination in health care is defined as negative actions or lack of consideration directed towards an individual or group based on preconceived notions about their identity.
Social discrimination is defined as the differentiating treatment of an individual based on their actual or perceived characteristics (e.g., race/ethnicity, age, gender, income status, or medical condition) (Meyer, 2003).
Discrimination is an action, behaviour, decision, or omission that treats a person or a group of people unfairly and badly for reasons linked to personal traits, such as their race, age or disability. These reasons, also called grounds, are protected under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
What is discrimination? Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation. That's the simple answer. But explaining why it happens is more complicated.
What is discrimination? Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation. That's the simple answer.
Discrimination is the process of making unfair or prejudicial distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong, such as race, gender, age, class, religion, or sexual orientation.
 
                    