Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities
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Social discrimination and social deprivation result fromthe stratification and ranking within a society of its various groups. However, these groups may be defined and integrated. Such discrimination may take place in different spheres-social, cultural,linguistic, legal, economic or even political. Itmay bemulti-dimensional and a group may experience general and brutal discrimination in one sphere and fairly superficial,almost token, discrimination in another.
Discrimination exists in nearly every country of the world. Japan, the U.S.A., Europe and the backward countries of Asia and Africa are facingthis phenomenon.Everywhere, there are the elite and the masses, black and white, religious minorities, racial minorities, cultural minorities, linguistic minorities, national and ethnic minorities, dominant and recessive groups-the list is endless. Racism, apartheid, casteism, superiority and inferiority feelings and social, personal and even gender discrimination is practised in many societies and countries of the world.
This book discusses many aspects of discrimination,prevention of discrimination and protection of minorities. In 11 chapters, this book discusses the following issues: Discrimination in a Stratified Society; Forms of Language; Religious and Educational Discrimination; Racial Discrimination; Minorities and the World; Language, Literacy and Minorities; Education and Minority Rights-International Norms; the Helsinki Conference on National Minorities; Theory and Practice in the Protection of Minorities; United Nations Sub-Commission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities; National Minorities in International Law and Statutory Safeguards of Minority Rights in India.
It is hoped that this book will fulfil a greatneed in the field of social sciences. Social activists, NGOs and social scientists will find this book useful.
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| Author | R. C. Rajan |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 81-7910-060-X |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | viii+318 |
| Publication Year | 2018 |
| Publisher | Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors, Jaipur |