discrimination
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discrimination
The unfair treatment or disadvantaging of people or groups based on characteristics such as origin, gender, religion, age, or sexual orientation.
Das Gesetz soll die Diskriminierung von Minderheiten am Arbeitsplatz verhindern.
The law is intended to prevent discrimination against minorities in the workplace.
'Diskriminierung' (discrimination) is derived from the verb 'diskriminieren' (to discriminate). The ending '-ung' is a very common way of forming feminine nouns from verbs that describe the process or result of an action.
Die Regierung plant Maßnahmen gegen die Benachteiligung von Frauen.
The government is planning measures against the disadvantaging of women.
Fixed prepositions are often used with 'Diskriminierung' (discrimination). You fight 'gegen' Diskriminierung (against discrimination), protect yourself 'vor' ihr (from it), and speak of discrimination 'von' bestimmten Gruppen (of/against certain groups).
Die Organisation engagiert sich gegen Diskriminierung am Arbeitsplatz.
The organization is committed to fighting discrimination in the workplace.
Common verbs combined with 'Diskriminierung' (discrimination) are 'erfahren' (to experience), 'erleben' (to experience), 'bekämpfen' (to combat), or 'verhindern' (to prevent). They describe either suffering it or taking action against it.
Leider erleben viele Menschen im Alltag Diskriminierung.
Unfortunately, many people experience discrimination in everyday life.
racism
'Rassismus' and 'Diskriminierung' both have to do with the unfair treatment of people. 'Diskriminierung' is the broader term: people can be disadvantaged because of origin, gender, religion, age, or other characteristics. 'Rassismus' is a specific form of this. In racism, people are divided into groups and devalued because of origin or external characteristics. Learners may confuse the words because racism often leads to discrimination. In practice: every racist form of disadvantaging is discrimination, but not every case of discrimination is racism.
Paula meldet die Diskriminierung, weil sie wegen ihres Alters keine Chance auf die Stelle bekommen hat.
Paula reports the discrimination because she was not given a chance at the job because of her age.
In der Schule sprechen die Jugendlichen darüber, wie Rassismus im Alltag entstehen kann.
At school, the young people talk about how racism can arise in everyday life.