More than 54 per cent of Spanish adolescents have witnessed acts of discrimination

54.3% of Spanish adolescents claim to have witnessed acts of discrimination against their peers, mainly in the form of mockery or insults, according to the study "Stigmatisation and discrimination as factors of vulnerability in adolescence", reports EFE. As reported this Monday in a statement by the Social Observatory of the “la Caixa” Foundation, responsible for the study, the main causes of discrimination are due to factors such as belonging t…

The study Stigmatisation and discrimination as factors of vulnerability in adolescence, promoted by the Social Observatory of the “la Caixa” Foundation, analyzes these two variables, which often affect young people and can be key factors in the vulnerability of this group. More than 54% of adolescents have witnessed actions of discrimination against some of their peers, mainly in the form of mockery or insults.