Docsity
Log inSign up
Docsity
Prepare for your exams
Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity

Earn points to download
Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan

Guidelines and tips
Guidelines and tips
Sell on Docsity
Sell on Docsity
Log inSign up

Prepare for your exams

Study with the several resources on Docsity

Find documents

Prepare for your exams with the study notes shared by other students like you on Docsity

Search Store documents

The best documents sold by students who completed their studies

Search through all study resources
Docsity AINEW

Summarize your documents, ask them questions, convert them into quizzes and concept maps

Explore questions

Clear up your doubts by reading the answers to questions asked by your fellow students

Earn points to download

Earn points by helping other students or get them with a premium plan

Share documents
download point icon20 Points

For each uploaded document

Answer questions
download point icon5 Points

For each given answer (max 1 per day)

All the ways to get free points
Get points immediately

Choose a premium plan with all the points you need

Study Opportunities

Choose your next study program

Get in touch with the best universities in the world. Search through thousands of universities and official partners

Community

Ask the community

Ask the community for help and clear up your study doubts

University Rankings

Discover the best universities in your country according to Docsity users

Free resources

Our save-the-student-ebooks!

Download our free guides on studying techniques, anxiety management strategies, and thesis advice from Docsity tutors

From our blog

Exams and Study
Go to the blog

Economics of Poverty and Discrimination: Basics of Discrimination, Study notes of Economics

University of Wisconsin (UW) - MilwaukeeEconomics

This lecture outline from economics 248, econ of poverty and discrimination, covers the basics of discrimination. The document defines key terms such as prejudice, discrimination, and racism, and discusses legal definitions of relevancy of selection and disparate treatment. Additionally, it compares and contrasts neoclassical and political economy models, focusing on the basic economic agent, place of interaction, focus, method of analysis, and cooperation vs conflict.

Typology: Study notes

Pre 2010

Uploaded on 09/02/2009

koofers-user-t0m-1
koofers-user-t0m-1 🇺🇸

10 documents

1 / 1

Toggle sidebar

This page cannot be seen from the preview

Don't miss anything!

bg1
Economics of Poverty and Discrimination, Econ 248
Lecture Outline for: Basics of Discrimination
Reading: EPD Ch. 10, pp. 170-75; Reynolds Ch 8, pp. 208-211 (e-reserve); UPF Ch. 1
I. Terminology
A. 3 terms
• Prejudice – unfavorable feelings/attitudes that people have towards each other
• Discrimination – action/behavior that favors one group over another
• Racism – combination of the above two, directed towards a particular race or
ethnicity
B. Legal Definitions
• Relevancy of selection (disparate impact)
• Disparate treatment
II. Overview of Differences between Neoclassical and Political Economy Models
A. Basic Economic Agent
B. Place of Interaction
C. Focus
D. Method of Analysis
E. Cooperation vs Conflict

Partial preview of the text

Download Economics of Poverty and Discrimination: Basics of Discrimination and more Study notes Economics in PDF only on Docsity!

Economics of Poverty and Discrimination, Econ 248

Lecture Outline for: Basics of Discrimination Reading: EPD Ch. 10, pp. 170-75; Reynolds Ch 8, pp. 208-211 (e-reserve); UPF Ch. 1

I. Terminology

A. 3 terms

  • Prejudice – unfavorable feelings/attitudes that people have towards each other
  • Discrimination – action/behavior that favors one group over another
  • Racism – combination of the above two, directed towards a particular race or ethnicity

B. Legal Definitions

  • Relevancy of selection (disparate impact)
  • Disparate treatment

II. Overview of Differences between Neoclassical and Political Economy Models A. Basic Economic Agent B. Place of Interaction C. Focus D. Method of Analysis E. Cooperation vs Conflict