discriminatory attitude
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdiscriminatoryandattitude
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discriminatory
adjective
uk/dɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.nə.tər.i/us/dɪˈskrɪm.ə.nə.tɔːr.i/
treating a person or group differently from and usually worse than other people, because of their race, gender, ...
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attitude
noun
uk/ˈæt.ɪ.tʃuːd/us/ˈæt̬.ə.tuːd/
a feeling or opinion about something or someone, or a way of behaving that is caused ...
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(Definition ofdiscriminatoryandattitudefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He said that if other efforts failed employers' needs would not be met through employment exchanges if they persisted in theirdiscriminatoryattitude.
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It is only the one or two clubs which have adopted a raciallydiscriminatoryattitudewhich have made it necessary to introduce this legislation.
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These problems stem from the issue of the vested property and thediscriminatoryattitudeof the city fathers towards this traditional community.
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Ambiguity persists because, as results reported in the previous section suggest, the dependent variable in typical multivariate analyses captures a mix of generic and discriminatory attitudes.
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Given this, it is perhaps not surprising that the majority were in favour of legislation to tackle ageism, particularly that which would challenge discriminatory attitudes and behaviour.
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We know that, to combat discrimination, practical action is needed to reach out to people and help change discriminatory attitudes and behaviour on the ground.
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Within the framework of general anti-discriminatory legislation, it is for those involved in local government to combat such discriminatory attitudes and stereotyped assumptions which remain.
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Others still may find that their disability presents no specific barriers beyond that of discriminatory attitudes of others.
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It is likely that demographic and economic factors will provide powerful incentives for shops and service providers to change discriminatory attitudes to customers.
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It will, in any case, help us to take a step forwards in our efforts to discourage any discriminatory attitudes towards people because of their race, religion or different nationality.
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The benefits of early education include: the promotion of social equity, increased individual and broader social productivity, reduced levels of poverty, and the elimination of discriminatory attitudes and social exclusion.
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Fortunately, for the most part, discriminatory attitudes against women are not so intransigent as to be totally unresponsive to education, to reason and, above all, to example.
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We must therefore spread this kind of awareness-raising initiative in order to combat discriminatory attitudes and to ensure that the citizens are kept informed about their rights and obligations.
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Within the criminal justice system and police service, it is clear—regrettably—that some discriminatory attitudes remain to be changed and could be best addressed by training programmes, backed by performance monitoring.
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It was in this moment when discriminatory attitudes ended up marginalized in the private dimension and their public expression virtually disappeared.
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It is intended to raise human rights awareness in children and educate them against discriminatory attitudes and behaviours, thus equipping them with skills to confront them.
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They display discriminatory attitudes towards non-humans, calling them beasts and animals for reducing themselves to the level of non-human sentients, while considering themselves purer for not doing so.
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