Chapter 12Ability, Appearance, Weight, Age; Religion, Social Class, and Work
THESE significant diversity dimensions are covered in one chapter because litigation and research literature about them are less extensive than for other dimensions. Nevertheless, each has unique aspects. Federal laws protecting disability, age, and religion have different provisions and histories of case law. They cover the reality and/or the perception of disability, only one category of age, all categories of religious belief, and social class only indirectly. Appearance and weight discrimination do not fall under federal law per se but, in some cases, can be interpreted in terms of disability, color/race/national origin, sex, religion, ...
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