dIrITTO cLIL - The Principle of Equality clil - tHe pRinciple of equality 83 AUDIO Article 3 of the Italian Constitution guarantees all citizens equal treatment and social value. All citizens have equal social dignity and are equal before the law, without distinction of sex, race, language, religion, political opinions, personal and social conditions. It is the duty of the Republic to remove those obstacles of an economic and social nature which in fact limit the freedom and equality of citizens, impede the full development of the human person and the effective participation of all workers in the political, economic and social organisation of the country. What is discrimination? Discrimination usually occurs when a person or a group is singled out, disadvantaged or treated differently from others because of personal or group characteristics that are called prohibitive grounds. Prohibitive grounds are: sex, race, language, religion, political opinions, nationality, ethnic origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, source of income. 1. Choose the right option. 1. What are some examples of discrimination? A. refusing to hire someone because of his or her sexual orientation. B. refusing qualified employee a promotion because the person is male or female. c. refusing to serve a customer in a store because of his or her skin color. 2. Discrimination means: A. treating a person or group differently from others. B. acting nastily towards someone because they hurt you. c. treat everyone equally. 3. Which one of the following is not one of the prohibitive grounds? A. religious creed. B. Age. c. Hair color. d. disability. 2. Answer the following questions. 1. Have you been the victim of discrimination? . . 2. do you know anybody who has fought for equal rights? . . 3. do you think there is a lot or little discrimination in Italy? Give reasons. A. A huge amount. B. A lot. c. A little bit. d. Very little. E. None. F. don t know.