Differ and Deeper: Social Discrimination and Its Effects To The Grade 10 Students of Bauan Technical High School

Differ and Deeper: Social Discrimination and Its Effects to the Grade 10 Students
of Bauan Technical High School
Introduction
Everyone is entitled free both in dignity and in rights, by then why is it that there
are people who go on to develop and experience mental illness are seen as a soft
target for discrimination at a number of levels and in various domains in their daily lives?
The act is damaging, derogatory, and demeaning, thereby making people with mental
illness second class citizens. Not just for those who has mental illness but also for those
who are labeled by the society to be different. By association, such discrimination also
has an impact on people who look after individuals.
Discrimination refers to unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group or its

members, where behavior is adjudged to include both actions towards, and
judgements/decisions about, group members. From the study of Gidens (2009), he cited
in the Dictionary of Sociology, discrimination is defined as a treatment of an individual or
group of individuals based on their belonging to a certain “class” or “category”.
Discrimination also refers to a certain behavior that a person, an institution or a group of
people, adopt against the members of that class or category. This may involve the
exclusion or limitation of the discriminated group members against access to exercise of
certain rights and opportunities that are otherwise available to other groups.
In a review of Oxford Index (A Search and Discovery Gateway), discrimination

against social groups may be the result of the tacitly adhering to social norms or existing
institutional and organizational rules.. Discrimination is studied by a wide range of
disciplines, sociology, anthropology, political science, psychology, economics in order to
clarify and describe the contexts in which discrimination occurs, the conditions that
generate it, the associated factors etc. From a sociological perspective (e.g.)
discrimination may be an explanatory phenomenon for social stratification, generated by
the unequal distribution of the community members, resources, material and social
benefits, political rights and hence the reflection of the power struggles. Definition of
discrimination is seen as a difficult task by most experts involved in the field.
Discrimination may be direct or indirect and multiple connotations as follows:
harassment, victimization, attaining the dignity of the person etc. Phenomena that are
usually associated to discrimination are racism, sexism, stereotypes and also,
discriminatory actions and behaviors.
Subsequently, Miftode (2004) supported the underlying studies about Social

Discrimination. She has mentioned on her study that social status of different groups of
people is relative to their origin (regardless of sex, age, race, religion, etc.) as well as to
their contribution through work to the global wealth. Despite the legitimacy of “natural
equality”, several forms of discrimination including discrimination within the family;
treatment in the justice system; conditional access or “slowed” acces to education;
favoritism in the “labor sphere” and social rise; ethnic discrimination and racial practices;
discriminated and discriminating minorities challenge people regardless of their origin
and social status.
According to an Editorial published by the International Review of Psychiatry

dated last 2016, one of the major issues in the social discrimination agenda is the huge
degree of variation in definitions used. Some countries use mental illness, others use
mental disorder or mental derangement, whereas some use medically certified insane
or medically proven total mental incapacity. Mental incompetence, insanity, lost his
mind, demented, seriously weakened mental state, mentally deficient, insane or
imbecile, certified to be insane, and mental ineptitude were some of the other terms
used. Interestingly and equally frustratingly, these terms are often not described, and
the interpretation is left to the person using them. The procedure for how a person is
judged to have a mental health problem is not laid down in law. This leads to de jure
and de facto discrimination. In many countries, the primary language is not English, so
translation of the laws has been carried out. This may have left some gaps, in spite of
careful translation and interpretation.
While the number of overtly discriminatory laws and policies is declining,

Governments are increasingly implementing laws and policies designed to prevent
discrimination as well as policies to promote the well-being of and give voice to
disadvantaged groups. Where protective laws are in place, their enforcement poses
challenges and is often inadequate. For example, some countries have legislation that
mandates that the physical environment be made accessible to people with disabilities.
Discrimination may take many different forms. For example, it may take place in
a direct way. It can happen when individuals or organizations specifically exclude
people in rental housing, employment or services, withhold benefits that are available to
others, or impose extra burdens that are not imposed on others, without a legitimate or
bona fide reason. This discrimination is often based on negative attitudes, stereotypes
and bias about people with mental health or addiction disabilities. From a sample case
by Johnson v. Halifax Regional Police Service (2003), discrimination is often subtle. It
may be unlikely that discriminatory remarks will be made directly, or that someone will
freely voice their stereotypical views as a rationale for their behaviour. Subtle forms of
discrimination can usually only be detected after looking at all of the circumstances to
determine if a pattern of behaviour exists. Individual acts themselves may be
ambiguous or explained away, but when viewed as part of a larger picture, may lead to
an inference that discrimination based on a Code ground was a factor in the treatment a
person received. An inexplicable departure from usual practices may establish a claim
of discrimination.
However, criteria that are applied to some people but not others may be
evidence of discrimination according to a study by the Centre for Equality Rights in
Accommodation (CERA), if it can be shown that people and groups identified by the
Code are being singled out for different treatment.
Under the Equal Opportunity Act 2010 discrimination is against the law when it
occurs in an area of public life such as clubs, schools and shops, or in the workplace.
These public places include accommodation, clubs, education, employment, goods and
services, land sales and transfers, local government and even sport. Social
Discrimination, in a side note, don’t necessarily happen in a subtle public place.
Specifically, it could occur in schools. Confronting discrimination can be challenging and
intimidating, but it is critical to safeguarding students’ rights to learn. Fighting
discrimination takes courage and commitment. Prejudices are deeply ingrained in our
society, and discrimination has a long, sad legacy in our schools, but when individuals
speak up, students stand to benefit. If we do nothing, such injustices will surely
continue.
Rationale
In accordance to all of this, the millennials who had been immersed and
introduced to the early stages of social discrimination that include the uprising of
different types of approach are proved to be the most affected in the field. For this
instance, the researchers devised a study with regards to the effects of social
discrimination to the Grade 10 students, situated at Bauan Technical High School for
they are included in the age of students who have the most experience regarding the
topic. They have spent almost four years in High School and have undergone social
transitions too.
This research paper deals on how social discrimination influence their status
inside the academe including their behavior and if there is a relationship between those
variables. The researchers chose this kind of topic since the respondents are exposed
in different kind of social discriminations too. They have experienced it often when they
have reached High school. It utilized them to know how social discrimination affects the
behavior of the students and how they deal with it and if by the exposure of technology
can be an underlying factor.
References
Gidens, A., Duneier M., Appelbaum R., Carr D. Introduction to sociology. 7th ed. New
York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc, 2009, p. 324.
Miftode, V., Sociologia populaţiilor vulnerabile, Iaşi: Editura Universităţii “Al. I. Cuza”,
2004, pp. 95 – 167
Dinesh Bhugra (2016) Social discrimination and social justice, International Review of
Psychiatry, 28:4, 336-341, DOI: 10.1080/09540261.2016.1210359
Johnson v. Halifax Regional Police Service (2003), 48 C.H.R.R. D/307 (N.S. Bd. Inq.) at
para. 57 for an example of a case where deviations from normal practice supported a
finding of race discrimination.
Sorry It’s Rented: Measuring Discrimination in Toronto’s Rental Housing Market (July
2009) online: www.equalityrights.org/cera.

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Discrimination refers to unjustifiable negative behavior towards a group or its

In a review of Oxford Index (A Search and Discovery Gateway), discrimination

Subsequently, Miftode (2004) supported the underlying studies about Social

According to an Editorial published by the International Review of Psychiatry

While the number of overtly discriminatory laws and policies is declining,

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