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…. The people resist change from fear of the unknown; society also depends on a pecking order of importance. Inequalities are evident in both texts, these are prejudices and discrimination on factors beyond the individuals control. In TKMB Tom Robinson…

…a nationally recognized organization to fight against discrimination practices in places of employment. Although Title VII of the Civil Rights Act was passed in 1964, it was soon thereafter that employers found ways around it to continue discrimination towards women…

…of 29 prominent African Americans north of Niagara Falls in Canada for the purpose of avoidance of discrimination. Four years later in 1909, DuBois also played a vital role in the formation of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People…

…and need for marital privacy as heterosexual couples; and that laws allowing heterosexuals, but not same-sex, couples to marry infringe upon and discriminate against this fundamental rights" (Journal). There are many legal and economics benefits to marriage…

…assesses immigrants...standards that do not discriminate on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion or sex" (Immigration and Citizenship 5). Disturbed? Turn to page 28. "Canada encourages the admission of business immigrants…

…expressions. Economics also played an important role in the discrimination Chinese faced in the United States. Chinese exclusion, a policy initiated in 1882, banned U.S. entry to Chinese laborers. After the U.S. acquisition of California in 1848, there arose…

…in Arab countries, with a strong focus on women’s rights. According to the Western perspective, Arab women do not have access to the most basic human rights enjoyed by Western women, are discriminated against by law, and are denied any effective role…

…have made considerable progress in the field. Practically no one any longer questions their right to be firefighters; and fewer persons question their ability to perform the work of firefighting. Nonetheless, women still face discrimination both…

…that are out to make a profit, teach racial and religious discrimination, and condone violent behavior. However, legislative school choice efforts have placed regulations on independent schools. The Parental Choice in Education initiative in California contained…

…for policies that provided less coverage than similar policies sold to whites (Staples). MetLife’s legal issues did not end there. More recently they were charged with gender discrimination. In March 2001, five women (former and current employees and one…