The Effects of Discrimination on a Human Beings P.I.E.S

Discrimination- D2

Discrimination can lead to many problems to a person’s physical, intellectual, emotional and social development. Discrimination is when you treat a person/group dissimilarly to how you treat other people/groups based on many things: looks, religion, speech etc. Ultimately, discrimination is all about prejudice and power. This essay will contain the negative effects of discrimination in regards to a person’s development.

A person’s physical health is to do with their body and even though discrimination is not thought or usually seen to harm the body- in actual fact, this is what it can lead to. If a person was a victim of discrimination e.g. “You wear a headscarf so you can’t come into my home”. Then this could cause stress for the victim. Stress is a common effect of discrimination (Discrimination has also been associated in several studies with chronic activation of the stress response , greater health risks and poorer health across the lifespan) Stress and the feeling that you can’t cope with all this discrimination can gradually build up to a point where your body cannot handle all the pressure. As a result, your body might develop illnesses and disorders e.g. high blood pressure, headaches, sleepless nights, eczema and many more. If you do suffer from discrimination then the person who is discriminating against you can be violent. If he/she is a violent person then it could lead to the victim to be abused. Abuse can be an effect of discrimination and can seriously effect your physical state. An abuse victim can be bruised, harmed and even broken. Another example of discrimination is: “I am not going to employ you because you do not look young enough” This discrimination can interrelate a person’s physical state and emotional state. This is because a victim of discrimination might feel worthless which could possibly lead to self harm (another effect of discrimination).

I think that discrimination is wrong. It’s unfair and judgemental...