Question

What are the chief forms of social identity that are subjected to life-threatening discrimination?

Answer 1

• They are nationality,religion,sex,sexual orientation,disability and ideology.
• The effects of racial, sexual, and religious discrimination have both mental and physical consequences such as: depression, stress and anxiety.Discrimination can also be a violation of a person’s human rights.
• People still face racism in most countries as USA, Africa and Brazil, even with the end of apartheid have a high difference between black and White.
• Women have been fighting for their rights and have changed society, becoming important politicians and leaders. They still have some obstacles, women’s salaries in some professions are devalued compared with men’s salary and there is a lot of violence against women in everywhere.
• Nobody likes to be different and its even more difficult when others do not accept differences. . People who like same gender individuals were treated as sick people, a psychological disease. So many suffer from discrimination at workplace,universities and even from their parents. Some commit suicide still.
• Communal divides are being created between all over the world for political gains leading to a worse future ahead. Fear of death,losing jobs,not getting into college are some of things which are still very much present.