Ségrégation religieuseReligious segregation is the separation of people according to their religion. The term has been applied to cases of religious-based segregation which occurs as a social phenomenon, as well as segregation which arises from laws, whether they are explicit or implicit. The similar term religious apartheid has also been used for situations where people are separated based on their religion, including sociological phenomena.
XénoestrogèneLes xénoestrogènes (ou œstrogènes étrangers) sont une classe de xénohormones, d'origine synthétique ou naturelle, qui imite - à quelque degré que ce soit - l'activité estrogénique de l'œstrogène, la première hormone sexuelle femelle, et qui peut donc avoir des effets sur la reproduction. Les xénoestrogènes synthétiques sont des composés chimiques (comme les phtalates, les PCB ou le BPA) largement utilisés par l'industrie, ayant un effet œstrogénique sur les êtres vivants, même s'ils diffèrent sur le plan chimique des corps œstrogéniques produits par les systèmes endocriniens naturels.
BusingEn anglais, on appelle busing [bus-ing] une organisation du transport scolaire visant à promouvoir la mixité sociale ou raciale au sein des établissements scolaires publics en envoyant les enfants dans une école différente de celle de leur quartier. Les bus de ramassage scolaire existent depuis les années 1920 aux États-Unis. Peu après l'arrêt Brown v. Board of Education qui interdit la ségrégation raciale, les premiers essais de busing sont mis en place.
OvogonieAn oogonium (: oogonia) is a small diploid cell which, upon maturation, forms a primordial follicle in a female fetus or the female (haploid or diploid) gametangium of certain thallophytes. Oogenesis Oogonia are formed in large numbers by mitosis early in fetal development from primordial germ cells. In humans they start to develop between weeks 4 and 8 and are present in the fetus between weeks 5 and 30. Normal oogonia in human ovaries are spherical or ovoid in shape and are found amongst neighboring somatic cells and oocytes at different phases of development.
Racial steeringRacial steering refers to the practice in which real estate brokers guide prospective home buyers towards or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race. The term is used in the context of de facto residential segregation in the United States, and is often divided into two broad classes of conduct: Advising customers to purchase homes in particular neighborhoods on the basis of race. Failing, on the basis of race, to show, or to inform buyers of homes that meet their specifications.
