A Person Who Is Treated Less Favourably on the Grounds

question 24

Multiple Choice

A person who is treated less favourably on the grounds of a personal characteristic has experienced:

• A) direct discrimination.
• B) systemic discrimination.
• C) indirect discrimination.
• D) structural discrimination.

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