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Understanding meaning

Discrimination comes from the word discriminate and can have 2 different meanings

One meaning of discrimination is the ability to recognize the difference between things that seem similar, even if the difference is very small and hard to find. 

For example: 

Wine farmers are skilled at making the discrimination between good wine and a wine made from grapes that were not good. 

You need to be an expert in order to discriminate between top quality diamonds that are flawless and diamonds that have flaws.

 

Discrimination can also mean different and unfair treatment of people because of their age, religion, or color of their skin. In this sense, discrimination has a negative connotation.

Which answers are closest to this negative meaning of discrimination? Choose the 3 correct answers.

treating someone unfairly because of the color of his skin

giving the best jobs to men even if women could do them better

treating different types of people equally

preferring someone on the basis of her religion