Religious Studies GCSE

Positive discrimination

What Positive discrimination means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Positive discrimination

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Favouring individuals from historically disadvantaged groups to promote equal representation, such as reserving university places or jobs for marginalised racial groups.

AQA · Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice

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Theme F: Religion, human rights and social justice (AQA GCSE)

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