Each community participant has a right to be free from discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct in the learning environment and work setting. Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or sexual orientation.The ability to distinguish between stimuli or objects that differ quantitatively or qualitatively from one another. Social categorization is a psychological phenomenon that shapes our perceptions, interactions, and understanding of the world around us. The EEO laws also cover "associational discrimination. About State Government Employment. Thus ethnic and racial attitudes have become more complex than they were in the past. Thus ethnic and racial attitudes have become more complex than they were in the past. What's In This Unit? Cohesion assesses whether individuals in a workplace care about each other, share the same goals, and work together effectively.