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A Class Divided
"A Class Divided" is an episode of Frontline directed by William Peters.
"A Class Divided" is an episode of Frontline directed by William Peters.
Ableism
Ableism (pronounced ey-buh-liz-uhm) is a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities.
Ableism (pronounced ey-buh-liz-uhm) is a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities.
Affirmative action
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresente...
Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including "race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national origin" into consideration in order to benefit an underrepresente...
Afrocentrism
Afrocentrism is a cultural ideology mostly limited to the United States and is dedicated to the history of Black people.
Afrocentrism is a cultural ideology mostly limited to the United States and is dedicated to the history of Black people.
Ageism
Ageism, also called age discrimination is stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age.
Ageism, also called age discrimination is stereotyping of and discrimination against individuals or groups because of their age.
Albanophobia
Albanophobia or anti-albanianism is discrimination or prejudice towards Albanian immigrants, described in countries with large Albanian immigrant populations, especially Greece and Italy b...
Albanophobia or anti-albanianism is discrimination or prejudice towards Albanian immigrants, described in countries with large Albanian immigrant populations, especially Greece and Italy b...
Anti-Arabism
Anti-Arabism or Arabophobia is consistent advocacy of discrimination, extermination, prejudice, hostility, hatred, or genocide toward Arabs.
Anti-Arabism or Arabophobia is consistent advocacy of discrimination, extermination, prejudice, hostility, hatred, or genocide toward Arabs.
Anti-Armenianism
Armenophobia (Հակահայկականություն Hakahaykakanut'yun or հայատյացություն hayatatsutyun; also Anti-Armenianism, Anti-Armenism and Anti-Armenian sentiment) is the fear, di...
Armenophobia (Հակահայկականություն Hakahaykakanut'yun or հայատյացություն hayatatsutyun; also Anti-Armenianism, Anti-Armenism and Anti-Armenian sentiment) is the fear, di...
Anti-Bihari sentiment
Anti-Bihari sentiment: Bihari refers to the people of the Indian state of Bihar, which is a region in the north-eastern Gangetic plains.
Anti-Bihari sentiment: Bihari refers to the people of the Indian state of Bihar, which is a region in the north-eastern Gangetic plains.
Anti-Brahminism
Anti-Brahminism, also spelled as Anti-Brahmanism, is discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed against the Brahmin caste, as opposed to Anti-Hinduism which rejects Hinduism as a whole.
Anti-Brahminism, also spelled as Anti-Brahmanism, is discrimination, hostility or prejudice directed against the Brahmin caste, as opposed to Anti-Hinduism which rejects Hinduism as a whole.
Anti-Canadianism
Anti-Canadianism refers to a cogent and systematic hostility towards the government, culture, or people of Canada.
Anti-Canadianism refers to a cogent and systematic hostility towards the government, culture, or people of Canada.
Anti-Catalanism
Anti-Catalanism is the collective name given to various political attitudes, nowadays particularly in Spain.
Anti-Catalanism is the collective name given to various political attitudes, nowadays particularly in Spain.
Anti-fat bias
Anti-fat bias refers to the prejudicial assumption of personality characteristics based on a visual assessment of a person as suffering from obesity based on physical characteristics.
Anti-fat bias refers to the prejudicial assumption of personality characteristics based on a visual assessment of a person as suffering from obesity based on physical characteristics.
Anti-Hinduism
Anti-Hindu prejudice is a negative perception or religious intolerance against the practice and practitioners of Hinduism.
Anti-Hindu prejudice is a negative perception or religious intolerance against the practice and practitioners of Hinduism.
Anti-Igbo sentiment
Anti-Igbo sentiment refers to the existence of hostility against Igbo people, or their culture.
Anti-Igbo sentiment refers to the existence of hostility against Igbo people, or their culture.
Anti-intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually expressed as the derision of education, philosophy, literature, art, and sc...
Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually expressed as the derision of education, philosophy, literature, art, and sc...
Anti-Italianism
Anti-Italianism is a hostility toward Italian people utilizing stereotypes about them, such as the idea that the Italians are tolerant of violence, political corruption, and criminal groups such...
Anti-Italianism is a hostility toward Italian people utilizing stereotypes about them, such as the idea that the Italians are tolerant of violence, political corruption, and criminal groups such...
Anti-Manchuism
Anti-Manchuism (Chinese: 排滿) refers to sentiment in China held against Manchus, especially against the Qing Dynasty, which was often resented for being foreign, despite a degree of cultural inte...
Anti-Manchuism (Chinese: 排滿) refers to sentiment in China held against Manchus, especially against the Qing Dynasty, which was often resented for being foreign, despite a degree of cultural inte...
Anti-Quebec sentiment
Anti-Quebec sentiment is opposition or hostility toward the government, culture, or the francophone people of Quebec.
Anti-Quebec sentiment is opposition or hostility toward the government, culture, or the francophone people of Quebec.
Anti-Romanian discrimination
Anti-Romanian discrimination and sentiment or "Romanian-phobia" is hostility toward or prejudice against Romanians as an ethnic, linguistic, religious, or perceived racial group, and can r...
Anti-Romanian discrimination and sentiment or "Romanian-phobia" is hostility toward or prejudice against Romanians as an ethnic, linguistic, religious, or perceived racial group, and can r...
Anti-Slavism
Anti-Slavism, also known as Slavophobia, a form of racism or xenophobia, refers to various negative attitudes towards Slavic peoples, most common manifestation being claims of inferiority ...
Anti-Slavism, also known as Slavophobia, a form of racism or xenophobia, refers to various negative attitudes towards Slavic peoples, most common manifestation being claims of inferiority ...
Antigentilism
Antigentilism sometimes directed towards people of non-Jewish descent by people of Jewish descent.
Antigentilism sometimes directed towards people of non-Jewish descent by people of Jewish descent.
Antihaitianismo
Antihaitianismo (, anti-Haitianism) is a racist bias against Haitians and descendants of Haitians by Dominicans.
Antihaitianismo (, anti-Haitianism) is a racist bias against Haitians and descendants of Haitians by Dominicans.
Antisemitism in Europe
Antisemitism, or a fear and hatred of the Jewish people, has experienced a long history of expression since the days of ancient civilizations, with most of it having originated in the Christian ...
Antisemitism, or a fear and hatred of the Jewish people, has experienced a long history of expression since the days of ancient civilizations, with most of it having originated in the Christian ...
Arizona SB 1070
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that is the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. hi...
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that is the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. hi...
Audism
Audism (also known as Surdophobia) is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing people, although it could also be expanded to include anyone with a differe...
Audism (also known as Surdophobia) is a term typically used to describe discrimination against deaf or hard of hearing people, although it could also be expanded to include anyone with a differe...
Auto insurance risk selection
Auto insurance risk selection is the process by which vehicle insurers determine whether or not to insure an individual and what insurance premium to charge.
Auto insurance risk selection is the process by which vehicle insurers determine whether or not to insure an individual and what insurance premium to charge.
Bamboo ceiling
The term "bamboo ceiling"was coined in Jane Hyun's book, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians which was released in 2005.
The term "bamboo ceiling"was coined in Jane Hyun's book, Breaking the Bamboo Ceiling: Career Strategies for Asians which was released in 2005.
Benevolent prejudice
Benevolent prejudice is a superficially positive type of prejudice that is expressed in terms of apparently positive beliefs and emotional responses.
Benevolent prejudice is a superficially positive type of prejudice that is expressed in terms of apparently positive beliefs and emotional responses.
Bias against left-handed people
Bias against left-handed people is the discrimination, conscious or not, against people who are left hand dominant.
Bias against left-handed people is the discrimination, conscious or not, against people who are left hand dominant.
Bias disorder
Bias disorder, also known as extreme bias disorder, is a mental condition not yet fully accepted by the mental health/science community.
Bias disorder, also known as extreme bias disorder, is a mental condition not yet fully accepted by the mental health/science community.
Biphobia
Biphobia is a term used to describe aversion felt toward bisexuality and bisexual people as a social group or as individuals.
Biphobia is a term used to describe aversion felt toward bisexuality and bisexual people as a social group or as individuals.
Black nationalism
Black nationalism advocates a racial definition of national identity, as opposed to multiculturalism.
Black nationalism advocates a racial definition of national identity, as opposed to multiculturalism.
Black supremacy
The term black supremacy is a blanket term for various racist ideologies which hold that black people are superior to people of other races.
The term black supremacy is a blanket term for various racist ideologies which hold that black people are superior to people of other races.
Brigitte Gabriel
Brigitte Gabriel (a.k.a. Nour Saman, born October 21, 1964) is the pseudonym, of a Lebanese American journalist, author, and activist.
Brigitte Gabriel (a.k.a. Nour Saman, born October 21, 1964) is the pseudonym, of a Lebanese American journalist, author, and activist.
Cishomonormativity
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Cishomonormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders with natural roles in life.
Class discrimination
Classism is prejudice and/or discrimination on the basis of social class.
Classism is prejudice and/or discrimination on the basis of social class.
Classicide
Classicide is a form of mass killing that targets people because of their social class.
Classicide is a form of mass killing that targets people because of their social class.
Communion and the developmentally disabled
Regarding Communion and the developmentally disabled, there is no consensus on whether Christians who are developmentally disabled or mentally retarded should be allowed to partake of the Eucharist.
Regarding Communion and the developmentally disabled, there is no consensus on whether Christians who are developmentally disabled or mentally retarded should be allowed to partake of the Eucharist.
Compulsory voting
Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day.
Compulsory voting is a system in which electors are obliged to vote in elections or attend a polling place on voting day.
Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust
The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help cit...
The Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust is an annual 8-day period designated by the United States Congress for civic commemorations and special educational programs that help cit...
Desegregation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races.
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races.
Dhimmitude
Dhimmitude is a neologism and a myth first found in French denoting an alleged attitude of concession, surrender and appeasement towards Islamic demands.
Dhimmitude is a neologism and a myth first found in French denoting an alleged attitude of concession, surrender and appeasement towards Islamic demands.
Directive 2004/113/EC
Since the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force in 1999, new EU laws, or Directives, have been enacted in the area of anti-discrimination.The Council Directive 2004/113/EC (described as a Directiv...
Since the Treaty of Amsterdam came into force in 1999, new EU laws, or Directives, have been enacted in the area of anti-discrimination.The Council Directive 2004/113/EC (described as a Directiv...
Discrimination
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category.
Discrimination is the prejudicial treatment of an individual based on their membership - or perceived membership - in a certain group or category.
Discrimination against Chinese Indonesians
Discrimination against people of Chinese descent in Indonesia has been recorded since at least 1740, when the Dutch Colonial Government killed up to 10,000 people of Chinese descent during the '...
Discrimination against people of Chinese descent in Indonesia has been recorded since at least 1740, when the Dutch Colonial Government killed up to 10,000 people of Chinese descent during the '...
Discrimination against the homeless
Discrimination against the homeless is the act of treating the homeless, or those perceived to be homeless unfavorably.
Discrimination against the homeless is the act of treating the homeless, or those perceived to be homeless unfavorably.
Discrimination based on skin color
Colorism refers to a form of prejudice or discrimination in which human beings of the same-race are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color.
Colorism refers to a form of prejudice or discrimination in which human beings of the same-race are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color.
Diversity training
Diversity training is training for the purpose of increasing participants' cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the assumption that the training will benefit an organizat...
Diversity training is training for the purpose of increasing participants' cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the assumption that the training will benefit an organizat...
Double standard
A double standard is the unjust application of different sets of principles for similar situations.
A double standard is the unjust application of different sets of principles for similar situations.
Economic discrimination
Economic discrimination is a term that describes a form of discrimination based on economic factors.
Economic discrimination is a term that describes a form of discrimination based on economic factors.
Employment discrimination
Employment discrimination (or workplace discrimination) is discrimination in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation.
Employment discrimination (or workplace discrimination) is discrimination in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation.
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records varies from country to country.
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records varies from country to country.
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records in the United States
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records in the United States sometimes occurs.
Employment discrimination against persons with criminal records in the United States sometimes occurs.
Equal opportunity
Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular “distinctions can be explic...
Equal opportunity is a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly, unhampered by artificial barriers or prejudices or preferences, except when particular “distinctions can be explic...
Equality Act 2010
The Equality Act 2010 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Equality Act 2010 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom.
Ethnic cleansing
Ethnic cleansing is a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group fro...
Ethnic cleansing is a purposeful policy designed by one ethnic or religious group to remove by violent and terror-inspiring means the civilian population of another ethnic or religious group fro...
Ethnocism
The term Ethnocism refers to discrimination against an ethnic or cultural group.
The term Ethnocism refers to discrimination against an ethnic or cultural group.
Exclusion of women in Israel
Exclusion of women is a social situation that exists in many cultures, in which women are distanced and/or prohibited from participate in the leadership and/or management of the public space thr...
Exclusion of women is a social situation that exists in many cultures, in which women are distanced and/or prohibited from participate in the leadership and/or management of the public space thr...
Fat acceptance movement
The fat acceptance movement (also known as the size acceptance, fat liberation, fat activism, or fat power movement) is an effort to change societal attitudes towards fat...
The fat acceptance movement (also known as the size acceptance, fat liberation, fat activism, or fat power movement) is an effort to change societal attitudes towards fat...
Fat feminism
Fat feminism or fat-positive feminism is a form of feminism that argues overweight women are economically, educationally, socially and physically disadvantaged due to their weight.
Fat feminism or fat-positive feminism is a form of feminism that argues overweight women are economically, educationally, socially and physically disadvantaged due to their weight.
Female privilege
Female privilege is a sociological term used by the men's rights movement to refer to special rights or preference given to women in a society, that are believed to be denied to others.
Female privilege is a sociological term used by the men's rights movement to refer to special rights or preference given to women in a society, that are believed to be denied to others.
Feminist ethics
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Feminist ethics is an approach to ethics that builds on the belief that traditionally ethical theorising has under-valued and/or under-appreciated women's moral experience and it therefore choos...
Francophobia
Francophobia or Gallophobia are terms that refer to a dislike or hatred toward France, the People of France, the Government of France, or the Francophonie.
Francophobia or Gallophobia are terms that refer to a dislike or hatred toward France, the People of France, the Government of France, or the Francophonie.
Fundamental Rights Agency
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (usually known in English as the Fundamental Rights Agency; FRA) is a Vienna-based agency of the European Union inaugurated on 1 Marc...
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (usually known in English as the Fundamental Rights Agency; FRA) is a Vienna-based agency of the European Union inaugurated on 1 Marc...
Genetic discrimination
Genetic discrimination occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder.
Genetic discrimination occurs when people are treated differently by their employer or insurance company because they have a gene mutation that causes or increases the risk of an inherited disorder.
Goraždevac murders
The Goraždevac murders is the name of the shootings that occurred on 13 August 2003, when six ethnic Serb children were shot.
The Goraždevac murders is the name of the shootings that occurred on 13 August 2003, when six ethnic Serb children were shot.
Handedness
Handedness is a human attribute defined by unequal distribution of fine motor skills between the left and right hands.
Handedness is a human attribute defined by unequal distribution of fine motor skills between the left and right hands.
Handicapism
Handicapism is a term of sociological terminology, which describes a theory and a set of practices, to promote unequal and unfair treatment, discrimination and oppression of peoples with apparen...
Handicapism is a term of sociological terminology, which describes a theory and a set of practices, to promote unequal and unfair treatment, discrimination and oppression of peoples with apparen...
Hatred
Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects.
Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects.
Height discrimination
Heightism is prejudice or discrimination based on height.
Heightism is prejudice or discrimination based on height.
Heteronormativity
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Heteronormativity is a term to describe any of a set of lifestyle norms that hold that people fall into distinct and complementary genders (man and woman) with natural roles in life.
Hispanophobia
Hispanophobia is a fear, distrust, aversion, or discrimination of Hispanic people, Hispanic culture and the Spanish language.
Hispanophobia is a fear, distrust, aversion, or discrimination of Hispanic people, Hispanic culture and the Spanish language.
Homonegativity
Homonegativity is a term, proposed for use by Hudson and Ricketts in 1980, alternatively used to describe negative attitudes towards homosexuality or homosexual people, instead of the term hom...
Homonegativity is a term, proposed for use by Hudson and Ricketts in 1980, alternatively used to describe negative attitudes towards homosexuality or homosexual people, instead of the term hom...
Homophobic propaganda
Homophobic propaganda is propaganda based on negative and intolerant attitudes towards homosexual and sometimes other non-heterosexual people.
Homophobic propaganda is propaganda based on negative and intolerant attitudes towards homosexual and sometimes other non-heterosexual people.
Institutionalized discrimination
Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unfair, indirect treatment of an individual embedded in the operating procedures, policies, laws, or objectives of large organizations such as the ...
Institutionalized discrimination refers to the unfair, indirect treatment of an individual embedded in the operating procedures, policies, laws, or objectives of large organizations such as the ...
James Charlton (activist)
James I. Charlton is an American author, disability rights activist, and Executive Vice President of Access Living in Chicago.
James I. Charlton is an American author, disability rights activist, and Executive Vice President of Access Living in Chicago.
Jewish quota
Jewish quota was a percentage that limited the number of Jews in various establishments.
Jewish quota was a percentage that limited the number of Jews in various establishments.
Jones vs. Racetrac Petroleum Inc.
Jones vs. Racetrac Petroleum Inc. is a court case involving the wrongful termination based on the discrimination of Race, Harassment in the work place, Retaliation for reporting discrimination, ...
Jones vs. Racetrac Petroleum Inc. is a court case involving the wrongful termination based on the discrimination of Race, Harassment in the work place, Retaliation for reporting discrimination, ...
Korean ethnic nationalism
Korean ethnic nationalism, or racial nationalism, is a political ideology and a form of ethnic identity that is prevalent in modern Korea.
Korean ethnic nationalism, or racial nationalism, is a political ideology and a form of ethnic identity that is prevalent in modern Korea.
Labour Discrimination
Labour Discrimination as defined by Kenneth Arrow is “the valuation in the market place of personal characteristics of the worker that are unrelated to worker productivity”.
Labour Discrimination as defined by Kenneth Arrow is “the valuation in the market place of personal characteristics of the worker that are unrelated to worker productivity”.
Labour discrimination
Labour discrimination as defined by Kenneth Arrow is “the valuation in the market place of personal characteristics of the worker that are unrelated to worker productivity”.
Labour discrimination as defined by Kenneth Arrow is “the valuation in the market place of personal characteristics of the worker that are unrelated to worker productivity”.
Ladies' night
A ladies' night is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons pay less than male patrons for the cover charge or drinks.
A ladies' night is a promotional event, often at a bar or nightclub, where female patrons pay less than male patrons for the cover charge or drinks.
Lapušnik prison camp
Lapušnik or Llapushnik prison camp was a detention camp near the city of Glogovac in central Kosovo during the Kosovo war, early 1998, held by the Kosovo Liberation Army for the intimidati...
Lapušnik or Llapushnik prison camp was a detention camp near the city of Glogovac in central Kosovo during the Kosovo war, early 1998, held by the Kosovo Liberation Army for the intimidati...
Left-handedness
Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing.
Left-handedness is the preference for the left hand over the right for everyday activities such as writing.
Legacy preferences
Legacy preferences or legacy admission is a type of preference given by educational institutions to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution.
Legacy preferences or legacy admission is a type of preference given by educational institutions to certain applicants on the basis of their familial relationship to alumni of that institution.
Lesbophobia
Lesbophobia comprises various forms of negativity toward lesbian women as individuals, as a couple or as a social group.
Lesbophobia comprises various forms of negativity toward lesbian women as individuals, as a couple or as a social group.
Lives Worth Living
Lives Worth Living is a 2011 documentary film directed and produced by Eric Neudel, and broadcast by PBS through ITVS, as part of the Independent Lens series.
Lives Worth Living is a 2011 documentary film directed and produced by Eric Neudel, and broadcast by PBS through ITVS, as part of the Independent Lens series.
Lookism
Lookism is a term used to refer to the positive stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment given to physically attractive people, or more generally to people whose appearence matches cul...
Lookism is a term used to refer to the positive stereotypes, prejudice, and preferential treatment given to physically attractive people, or more generally to people whose appearence matches cul...
Marriage bars
Marriage bars were a practice adopted from the late 19th century to the 1960s restricting married women from employment in many professions, especially teaching and clerical jobs.
Marriage bars were a practice adopted from the late 19th century to the 1960s restricting married women from employment in many professions, especially teaching and clerical jobs.
Mentalism (discrimination)
Mentalism, also known as sanism, is a form of discrimination and oppression against someone because of a mental trait or condition they have, or are judged to have.
Mentalism, also known as sanism, is a form of discrimination and oppression against someone because of a mental trait or condition they have, or are judged to have.
Microaggression
Microaggression is the idea that specific interactions between those of different cultures or genders can be interpreted as non-physical aggression.
Microaggression is the idea that specific interactions between those of different cultures or genders can be interpreted as non-physical aggression.
Microinequity
Microinequity, according to Sandler, refers to the ways in which individuals are "either singled out, or overlooked, ignored, or otherwise discounted" based on an unchangeable characteristic suc...
Microinequity, according to Sandler, refers to the ways in which individuals are "either singled out, or overlooked, ignored, or otherwise discounted" based on an unchangeable characteristic suc...
Misogyny and mass media
The merging of Misogyny and mass media has made numerous examples where studies have concluded correlations between misogynous messages, both obvious and subliminal.
The merging of Misogyny and mass media has made numerous examples where studies have concluded correlations between misogynous messages, both obvious and subliminal.
Mortgage discrimination
Mortgage discrimination or mortgage lending discrimination is the practice of banks, governments or other lending institutions denying loans to one or more groups of people primarily on the ...
Mortgage discrimination or mortgage lending discrimination is the practice of banks, governments or other lending institutions denying loans to one or more groups of people primarily on the ...
Neurodiversity
Neurodiversity is an idea which asserts that atypical neurological development is a normal difference that is to be recognized and respected as any other biological variation.
Neurodiversity is an idea which asserts that atypical neurological development is a normal difference that is to be recognized and respected as any other biological variation.
New racism
New racism is a term coined in 1981 by Marxist professor of film Martin Barker, in the context of the ideologies supporting Margaret Thatcher rise in the UK, to refer to what he believed was rac...
New racism is a term coined in 1981 by Marxist professor of film Martin Barker, in the context of the ideologies supporting Margaret Thatcher rise in the UK, to refer to what he believed was rac...
North-South divide in the United Kingdom
In Great Britain, the term North–South divide refers to the perceived economic and cultural differences between Southern England and the rest of Great Britain.
In Great Britain, the term North–South divide refers to the perceived economic and cultural differences between Southern England and the rest of Great Britain.
Numerus clausus
Numerus clausus is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university.
Numerus clausus is one of many methods used to limit the number of students who may study at a university.
Pejorative
Pejoratives, including name slurs, are words or grammatical forms that connote negativity and express contempt or distaste.
Pejoratives, including name slurs, are words or grammatical forms that connote negativity and express contempt or distaste.
Perry v. Cyphers
Perry v. Cyphers 186 F.2d 608 is the case that resulted in a court ruling that struck down Jim Crow legislation in Harrison County, Texas.
Perry v. Cyphers 186 F.2d 608 is the case that resulted in a court ruling that struck down Jim Crow legislation in Harrison County, Texas.
Persecution of people with albinism
Persecution of people with albinism is based on the belief that certain body parts of albinistic people transmit magical powers.
Persecution of people with albinism is based on the belief that certain body parts of albinistic people transmit magical powers.
Persecution of Serbs
Persecution of Serbs refers to the religious, political and ethnic persecution inflicted upon Serbs.
Persecution of Serbs refers to the religious, political and ethnic persecution inflicted upon Serbs.
Persecution of Serbs and other non-Albanians in Kosovo
Persecution of Serbs and other non-Albanians by Kosovo Albanian groups occurred before, during and after the 1998-1999 Kosovo War.
Persecution of Serbs and other non-Albanians by Kosovo Albanian groups occurred before, during and after the 1998-1999 Kosovo War.
Power harassment
Power harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a political nature, often occurring in the environment of a workplace including hospitals, schools and universities.
Power harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a political nature, often occurring in the environment of a workplace including hospitals, schools and universities.
Prejudice
The word prejudice is most often used to refer to preconceived judgments toward people or a person because of race/ethnicity, gender, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, national...
The word prejudice is most often used to refer to preconceived judgments toward people or a person because of race/ethnicity, gender, social class, age, disability, religion, sexuality, national...
Privilege (social inequality)
Privilege is a way of framing issues surrounding social inequality, focusing as much on the advantages that one group accrues from society as on the disadvantages that another group experiences.
Privilege is a way of framing issues surrounding social inequality, focusing as much on the advantages that one group accrues from society as on the disadvantages that another group experiences.
Prussian Settlement Commission
The Prussian Settlement Commission (Königlich Preußische Ansiedlungskommission in den Provinzen Westpreußen und Posen; Królewskia Komisja Osadnicza dla Prus Zachodnich i Poznańskiego) was a Prus...
The Prussian Settlement Commission (Königlich Preußische Ansiedlungskommission in den Provinzen Westpreußen und Posen; Królewskia Komisja Osadnicza dla Prus Zachodnich i Poznańskiego) was a Prus...
Pure blood theory in Korea
The pure blood theory or pure blood hypothesis in Korea refers to a notion that Korean people are the cleanest and purest race, descendants of a single ancestor.
The pure blood theory or pure blood hypothesis in Korea refers to a notion that Korean people are the cleanest and purest race, descendants of a single ancestor.
Racial politics
Racial politics is a term used to describe politicians exploiting the issue of race for a personal agenda.
Racial politics is a term used to describe politicians exploiting the issue of race for a personal agenda.
Racial quota
Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group.
Racial quotas in employment and education are numerical requirements for hiring, promoting, admitting and/or graduating members of a particular racial group.
Racism
Racism is generally understood as either belief that different racial groups are characterized by intrinsic characteristics or abilities and that some such groups are therefore naturally superio...
Racism is generally understood as either belief that different racial groups are characterized by intrinsic characteristics or abilities and that some such groups are therefore naturally superio...
Rankism
Rankism is a term coined by physicist, educator, and citizen diplomat Robert W. Fuller.
Rankism is a term coined by physicist, educator, and citizen diplomat Robert W. Fuller.
Residential segregation
Residential segregation is the physical separation of cultural groups based on residence and housing, or a form of segregation that "sorts population groups into various neighborhood contexts an...
Residential segregation is the physical separation of cultural groups based on residence and housing, or a form of segregation that "sorts population groups into various neighborhood contexts an...
Reverse discrimination
Reverse discrimination is a term referring to discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, including the city or state, or in favor of members of a minority or historically di...
Reverse discrimination is a term referring to discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, including the city or state, or in favor of members of a minority or historically di...
Reverse racism
Reverse discrimination, also known as positive discrimination, is a controversial specific form of discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, or in favor of memb...
Reverse discrimination, also known as positive discrimination, is a controversial specific form of discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group, or in favor of memb...
Same-race discrimination
One form of Racism is same-race discrimination, wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group.
One form of Racism is same-race discrimination, wherein the perpetrator and the object of the discrimination are of the same racial group.
School to prison pipeline
The School to Prison Pipeline is understood to operate at all levels of government, and both directly and indirectly.
The School to Prison Pipeline is understood to operate at all levels of government, and both directly and indirectly.
School-to-prison pipeline
The "school-to-prison pipeline" is a phrase used by United States education reform activists to designate a widespread pattern in the US education and public safety system which, according to cr...
The "school-to-prison pipeline" is a phrase used by United States education reform activists to designate a widespread pattern in the US education and public safety system which, according to cr...
Second-class citizen
Second-class citizen is an informal term used to describe a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a c...
Second-class citizen is an informal term used to describe a person who is systematically discriminated against within a state or other political jurisdiction, despite their nominal status as a c...
Separate but equal
Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in United States constitutional law that justified systems of segregation.
Separate but equal was a legal doctrine in United States constitutional law that justified systems of segregation.
Shadism
Shadism, a legacy of slavery, is a form of skin tone bias that identifies groups and individuals on the basis of their degree of pigmentation.
Shadism, a legacy of slavery, is a form of skin tone bias that identifies groups and individuals on the basis of their degree of pigmentation.
Shifting standards model
The shifting standards model proposes that judgments are influenced by relative comparisons.
The shifting standards model proposes that judgments are influenced by relative comparisons.
Sizeism
Size discrimination or sizeism is a form of discrimination based upon a person's physical size, including but limited to height and/or weight.
Size discrimination or sizeism is a form of discrimination based upon a person's physical size, including but limited to height and/or weight.
Social criticism
Social criticism analyzes social structures which are seen as flawed and aims at practical solutions by specific measures, radical reform or even revolutionary change.
Social criticism analyzes social structures which are seen as flawed and aims at practical solutions by specific measures, radical reform or even revolutionary change.
Speciesism
Speciesism involves assigning different values or rights, or special consideration, to individuals solely on the basis of their species membership.
Speciesism involves assigning different values or rights, or special consideration, to individuals solely on the basis of their species membership.
Stereotype fit hypothesis
The stereotype fit hypothesis suggests that group members will experience discrimination in different social roles or positions to the extent that their group stereotypically does not have chara...
The stereotype fit hypothesis suggests that group members will experience discrimination in different social roles or positions to the extent that their group stereotypically does not have chara...
Stereotypes of white people
Stereotypes of white people are historically based, culturally relevant and modern-day observations about the character and behavior of white people.
Stereotypes of white people are historically based, culturally relevant and modern-day observations about the character and behavior of white people.
Supremacism
Supremacism is the belief that a particular race, species, ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, class, belief system or culture is superior to others and entitles those who identi...
Supremacism is the belief that a particular race, species, ethnic group, religion, gender, sexual orientation, class, belief system or culture is superior to others and entitles those who identi...
Surdophobia
Surdophobia, (also known as or anti-deaf sentiment), is the hostility, intolerance or fear against Deaf people, deaf culture and the Deaf Community.
Surdophobia, (also known as or anti-deaf sentiment), is the hostility, intolerance or fear against Deaf people, deaf culture and the Deaf Community.
The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World
The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World is an Anti-British book written by Steven A. Grasse, the chief executive officer of Philadelphia marketing agency Gyro.
The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World is an Anti-British book written by Steven A. Grasse, the chief executive officer of Philadelphia marketing agency Gyro.
The Holocaust
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, l...
The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of approximately six million European Jews during World War II, a programme of systematic state-sponsored murder by Nazi Germany, l...
The Mosquito
The Mosquito or Mosquito alarm is an electronic device, used to deter loitering by young people, which emits a sound with a very high frequency.
The Mosquito or Mosquito alarm is an electronic device, used to deter loitering by young people, which emits a sound with a very high frequency.
The Price of Admission
The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates is a 2005 book by Daniel Golden, a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize i...
The Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges - and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates is a 2005 book by Daniel Golden, a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize i...
The State of Oklahoma vs. David Ray Mitchell
The State of Oklahoma vs. David Ray Mitchell concerns an instance of gay discrimination in the Oklahoma court system.
The State of Oklahoma vs. David Ray Mitchell concerns an instance of gay discrimination in the Oklahoma court system.
Transphobia
Transphobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity.
Transphobia is a range of negative attitudes and feelings towards transsexualism and transsexual or transgender people, based on the expression of their internal gender identity.
Triple oppression
Triple oppression is a theory developed by black socialists in the United States, such as Claudia Jones.
Triple oppression is a theory developed by black socialists in the United States, such as Claudia Jones.
Untouchability
Untouchability is the social practice of ostracizing a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate.
Untouchability is the social practice of ostracizing a minority group by segregating them from the mainstream by social custom or legal mandate.
White privilege
In critical race theory, white privilege is a way of conceptualizing racial inequalities that focuses as much on the advantages that white people accrue from society as on the disadvantages that...
In critical race theory, white privilege is a way of conceptualizing racial inequalities that focuses as much on the advantages that white people accrue from society as on the disadvantages that...
White supremacy
White supremacy is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds.
White supremacy is the belief, and promotion of the belief, that white people are superior to people of other racial backgrounds.
Whiteness studies
Whiteness studies is an interdisciplinary arena of academic inquiry focused on the cultural, historical and sociological aspects of people identified as white, and the social construction of ...
Whiteness studies is an interdisciplinary arena of academic inquiry focused on the cultural, historical and sociological aspects of people identified as white, and the social construction of ...
Women-only passenger car
Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars intended for women only.
Women-only passenger cars are railway or subway cars intended for women only.
Xenophobia
Xenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange."
Xenophobia is defined as "an unreasonable Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange."
Youth Exclusion
Youth Exclusion is a form of social exclusion in which youth are situated at a social disadvantage in joining institutions and organizations in their societies.
Youth Exclusion is a form of social exclusion in which youth are situated at a social disadvantage in joining institutions and organizations in their societies.