reverse discrimination
reverse discrimination
Definition
☆ reverse discrimination
noun
discrimination in hiring, college admissions, etc. directed against members of certain social or racial groups, as white males, thought of as being dominant or having benefited from past discrimination against minority groups who are now favored, often as a result of affirmative action
reverse discrimination
Law Definition
n
A term used to refer to the exclusion of a member of a majority class not
commonly discriminated against, to compensate for the traditional
discrimination against a minority member. For example, management positions
traditionally filled by members of the white race would be filled by African
Americans, Asians, or Hispanics to the exclusion of any white candidates, even
if the latter had seniority or were better qualified by reason of education,
expertise, or temperament. It has been contended that such treatment, broadly
known as affirmative action, is in violation of the equal protection clause of
the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution, as well as Title VII
of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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