MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 03055cam a2200265 a 4500
001 2011006258
003 DLC
005 20120324155354.0
008 110218s2011 miuab b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2011006258
020 $a9780737751895 (hardcover)
020 $a9780737751901 (pbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn663953687
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dDAD$dVFY$dBWX$dHAC$dID1$dSGB$dDLC
050 00 $aHM821$b.D565 2011
082 00 $a305$222
245 00 $aDiscrimination /$cChristina Fisanick, book editor.
260 $aFarmington Hills, Mich. :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2011.
300 $a261 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
490 1 $aGlobal viewpoints
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tHealth discrimination.$tBritain's National Health Service discriminates against older citizens /$rAlasdair Palmer --$tHIV and AIDS discrimination and stigma /$rAVERT --$tIn Senegal, children with mental illnesses suffer discrimination /$rIRIN --$tDiscrimination against obese Americans is a threat to their health /$rDaniel Engber --$tAustralians face a growing rate of genetic discrimination /$rKristine Barlow-Stewart --$tIndia still discriminates against lepers even after a cure has been found /$rRamesh Menon --$gCh. 2.$tGender and sexuality discrimination.$tHong Kong should enact antidiscrimination laws to protect gays, lesbians, and bisexuals /$rPhil C.W. Chan --$tBotswana and Swaziland's discrimination against women continues to contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic /$rPhysicians for Human Rights --$tIn Thailand, transsexuals are discriminated against /$rJason Armbrecht --$tSaudi Arabian women are not equally represented in the workforce /$rEd Attwood --$tNew Zealand's male nurses are often discriminated against because they are perceived to be gay /$rThomas Harding --$gCh. 3.$tRacial and ethnic discrimination.$tIn Ireland, people of African descent face employment discrimination /$rEdorodion Osa --$tIn South Africa, race no longer affects economic status /$rJeremy Seekings --$tGermany's discrimination of Roma continues /$rMartin Kriekenbaum --$tIn Australia, discrimination against indigenous people contributes to their ill health /$rYin Paradies --$tIndia's caste system still promotes discrimination of school children /$rD.P. Bhattacharya --$gCh. 4.$tCultural and religious discrimination.$tReligious discrimination remains a problem throughout the world /$rJonathan Fox --$tEuropean religious minorities need legal protection against discrimination /$rStella Coglievina --$tIn the European Union, religious discrimination in the workplace remains a major problem /$rMahmut Yavaşi --$tYemeni culture is still dominated by discrimination /$rOla Al-Shami and Marwa Al-Zubairi --$tPakistan's government should take action to protect Ahmadis /$rHuman Rights Watch --$tFrance's burqa ban is a boost for equality /$rGreg Sheridan --$tBurqa bans smother Europe's civil liberties /$rMedhi Hasan.
650 0 $aDiscrimination.
700 1 $aFisanick, Christina.
830 0 $aGlobal viewpoints.