MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 7: Human rights
diskriminering
Swedish word. In English: discrimination
Someone being treated worse than others because of, for example, sex, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
Facts about the word
- The Discrimination Act prohibits discrimination on grounds including sex, age, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation. Sverige i fokus s. 22
- Discrimination is a violation of human rights. Sverige i fokus s. 22
- The Equality Ombudsman (DO) is the government agency that ensures the Discrimination Act is followed. Sverige i fokus s. 26
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
Discrimination is worse treatment because of, for example, religion. Equal treatment is the opposite, and it is not a dish.
The word belongs to Chapter 7: Human rights in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.
