Editing Discrimination (section)

===Reverse discrimination===

{{Main|Reverse discrimination}}
{{see also|Bumiputera (Malaysia)}}
[[File:Protesto contra o sistema de cotas.jpg|thumb|upright|Students protesting against [[racial quota]]s in Brazil: "''Quer uma vaga? Passe no vestibular!''" ("Do you want a spot? Pass the entrance exam!")]]

[[Reverse discrimination]] is discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, in favor of members of a minority or historically disadvantaged group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reverse Discrimination |url=https://www.findlaw.com/employment/employment-discrimination/reverse-discrimination.html |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=Findlaw |language=en-US}}</ref>

This discrimination may seek to redress [[social inequalities]] under which minority groups have had less access to privileges enjoyed by the majority group. In such cases it is intended to remove discrimination that minority groups may already face. Reverse discrimination can be defined as the unequal treatment of members of the majority groups resulting from preferential policies, as in college admissions or employment, intended to remedy earlier discrimination against minorities.<ref>{{cite web|title=Reverse Discrimination|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/reverse+discrimination |website=dictionary.com}}</ref>

Conceptualizing [[affirmative action]] as reverse discrimination became popular in the early- to mid-1970s, a time period that focused on under-representation and action policies intended to remedy the effects of past discrimination in both government and the business world.<ref name="Embrick">{{cite book |last1=Embrick |first1=David G. |editor1-last=Schaefer |editor1-first=Richard T. |title=Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Volume 1 |date=2008 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-1-41-292694-2 |pages=12–19 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YMUola6pDnkC&q=%22reverse+discrimination%22&pg=PT64 |chapter=Affirmative Action in Education}}</ref>