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Discriminarea în societatea actuală: consideraţii teoretice, manifestări practice şi sancţiuni juridice
Discrimination in the current society: theoretical considerations, practical manifestations and legal sanctions

Author(s): Roxana Radu, Cezar Avram
Subject(s): Studies in violence and power, Victimology
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: discrimination; equality; harassment; mentalities; society;

Summary/Abstract: Between the diversity of problems that Romania is confronting with at the beginning of 21st century, the discrimination represents a reality that reached and reach edge situation, sometimes becoming manifest through violent actions against individuals, against groups or entire society. The 20 years that followed the revolution brought substantial changes in our perceptions regarding the phenomenon of discrimination, and its causes and negative implications are prevented by the Government Urgency Ordinance no. 137/2000 concerning the prevention and the punishment of all forms of discrimination and Law no. 202/2002 concerning the equality of chances between men and women. The special situation of Romania, the social, economical and cultural features within the context of outrunning the transition stage, the particularities of integration in EU asks for an approach centered on quick changes that take part within Romanian society.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 100-107
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian