Translations for „reverse discrimination“ in the English » German Dictionary

re·verse dis·crimi·ˈna·tion N no pl

reverse discrimination

Diskriminierung von Mehrheiten und damit einhergehende bevorzugte Behandlung von Minderheiten oder benachteiligten Gruppen

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positive [or reverse] discrimination

Begünstigung f benachteiligter Schichten

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English

It was formed to address the perceived reverse discrimination inherent in government services through bilingualism.

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Because of this, reverse discrimination is said to be both irrelevant to the aim of compensating for past injustices and unfair to those whose superior qualifications are bypassed.

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Members of the majority are also protected from reverse discrimination.

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The label reverse discrimination may also be used to highlight the discrimination inherent in affirmative action programs.

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In some cases, white parents filed reverse discrimination lawsuits in court.

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Reverse discrimination, shackled runners, and personal identity.

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As time passed, those seeking affirmative action consideration were born long after segregation had been abolished and created what the critics of the program called reverse discrimination.

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Opponents, who sometimes say that affirmative action is reverse discrimination, further claim that affirmative action has undesirable side-effects in addition to failing to achieve its goals.

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Reverse discrimination now takes place in terms of employment quotas which are now applied.

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This approach of equal treatment is sometimes described as being color blind, in hopes that it is effective against discrimination without engaging in reverse discrimination.

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