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SUMMARY:What constitutes 'discrimination' in everyday talk? Argumentative 
 lines and the social representations of discrimination - Dr Katy Greenland
 \, Cardiff University 
DTSTART:20180206T130000Z
DTEND:20180206T140000Z
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CONTACT:Dr. Juliet Foster
DESCRIPTION:Most people agree that discrimination is wrong\, but the bound
 ary between 'discrimination' and 'not discrimination' is often highly cont
 ested in everyday practice. We explore the social representations of 'disc
 rimination' as an object of study in qualitative interviews and focus grou
 ps with both minority (self-identified as BAME and/ or gay men) and majori
 ty (self-identified as white and/ or heterosexual) participants (n= 54). O
 ur analysis suggests three repeated and pervasive argumentative lines in s
 ocial representations of discrimination\; (1) that there are two distinct 
 kinds of discrimination (hard versus soft)\, (2) that you need to understa
 nd the intention of the actor(s)\, and (3) that a claim of discrimination 
 requires a specific kind of evidence. We outline the macro Functions of th
 ese resources to argue that each was non-performative (i.e.\, they undermi
 ned the naming of actions or events as discrimination). 'Soft' discriminat
 ion was constructed as trivial compared to 'hard'\, but 'hard' discriminat
 ion was located as mostly in the past. 'Intention' was important\, but any
  alternative intention was sufficient to discount a claim of discriminatio
 n. Participants constructed discrimination as a consequence of individual 
 and isolated interactions\, and therefore required a specific kind of info
 rmation base that was difficult to evidence in practice. In consequence\, 
 therefore\, only the most narrow forms of discrimination could to be const
 ructed as 'discrimination'\, and discrimination was an explanation of last
  resort.\n\nPLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PRESENTATION CONTAINS POTENTIALLY OFFENS
 IVE LANGUAGE.  
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of Psychology\, Downing
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