Discrimination: What it is and how to cope Laws are in place to protect people from discrimination in housing and employment The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status, and disability
Discussing discrimination - American Psychological Association (APA) Gwendolyn Keita, PhD, executive director of APA’s Public Interest Directorate discusses how and why to put discrimination on the conversation agenda According to psychological research, talking openly about discrimination may threaten to unmask both conscious and unconscious belief systems about one’s own bias and prejudices
Exploring the cause and effects of subtle discrimination Although laws protect stigmatized groups from overt forms of discrimination, there are no laws to protect against more subtle forms of bias—from the ways customers may negatively perceive companies that publicly advocate for Black Lives Matter to the rudeness an LGBTQ+ customer might experience in a store
Racism, bias, and discrimination - American Psychological Association (APA) Racism is a form of prejudice that generally includes negative emotional reactions, acceptance of negative stereotypes, and discrimination against individuals Discrimination involves negative, hostile, and injurious treatment of members of rejected groups
APA Resolution on Opposing Discriminatory Laws, Policies, and Practices . . . Discriminatory legislation and policies reinforce systems of oppression, and their impact varies based on individuals’ experiences with multiple structural inequalities EXAMPLES OF DISCRIMINATORY LAWS, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES Discriminatory laws, policies, and practices occur across multiple levels of society As of 2019, there is no federal
Addressing equity and ethics in artificial intelligence “There’s a lot of pushback against AI because it can promote bias, but humans have been promoting biases for a really long time,” said psychologist Rhoda Au, PhD, a professor of anatomy and neurobiology at the Boston University Chobanian Avedisian School of Medicine who also spoke at CES on harnessing AI ethically
Ageism is one of the last socially acceptable prejudices. Psychologists . . . The negative view of late life isn’t just false It’s also dangerous “The narrative that age is decline, age is burden, hurts everyone: individuals, families, communities, and society,” said Nancy Morrow-Howell, PhD, a professor of social policy and expert in gerontology at Washington University in St Louis
Inclusive Language Guide - American Psychological Association (APA) Stereotyping, prejudicial attitudes, discriminatory behavior, and social oppression toward people with disabilities to inhibit their rights and well-being (APA, 2021c; Bogart Dunn, 2019) Multiple attitudinal and cultural factors across global societies lead to various forms of microaggressions and discrimination toward people with disabilities
Understanding ableism and negative reactions to disability Psychologists distinguish between fast and slow thinking When we are in a fast-thinking mode, we rely on shortcuts, including stereotypes, to make sense of our experience These biases save time and mental energy—we can think quickly and easily—but we risk drawing false conclusions about people and acting in discriminatory ways