Discrimination

Scope Notes:

Refers to the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things. Does not refer to the ability to tell the recognize and understand the difference between two things (I.e. discrimination between loud and soft).

Antonym:

Inclusion

Broader Term:

ADA, Attitudes, Attitudes toward disabilities

ICF I:

d7 Interpersonal Interactions and Relationships

ICF III:

d720 Complex interpersonal relationships

Changes:

Previously included in the Thesaurus as a Narrow Term but never added as its own record until 2020.