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institutional discrimination  

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  • The term institutional discrimination broadly refers to the systematic and unequal treatment of people within the ongoing operations of society's institutions. Entrenched in customs, laws, and practices, these discriminatory patterns can exist in virtually any private or public entity, including schools, corporations, hospitals, financial institutions, and the government. [Source: Encyclopedia of Social Problems; Discrimination, Institutional]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-HGXBZCFF-3

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