| A | B |
|---|
| discrimination based on age, generally towards the elderly | ageism |
| policies that are put in place in an effort to remedy past acts of discrimination by ensuring equal opportunities in areas such as education and employment typically for different minority groups | Affirmative Action |
| prejudice toward Jewish people | Anti - Semitism |
| the process whereby a group, such as an immigrant group, gradually adopts the characteristics of another culture | assimilation |
| someone who is intolerant - typically in religion, race, ethnicity, or politics | bigot |
| individual personal freedoms granted by virtue of their citizenship status or by simply being a member of a society | Civil Rights |
| beliefs and ways people adapt to their environment, which are passed down between generations | culture |
| an action/behavior that excludes all members of a group from certain activities, rights, opportunities, or privileges | discrimination |
| the fact of being different, varied, or unique from others | diversity |
| to expel a person from a country | deport |
| a group of people who share a common culture, religion, race, or nationality | ethnic |
| the belief that one's own culture and way of life is superior to all others | ethnocentrism |
| the belief that males/females are equal | gender equality |
| a minority status that can be based on numerical determination OR by being a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control/power over their lives than members of the majority group; often experience less socio-economic opportunities than the majority group | minority group |
| to enter and settle in a foreign country | immigration |
| a negative attitude toward a category of people | prejudice |
| to separate one group of people from another | segregate |
| gender-based discrimination | sexism |
| someone who is blamed for others | scapegoat |
| the general image that people hold about a group; often negative | stereotype |
| fear of foreigners | xenophobia |
| a systematic elimination of people based upon their ethnicity | ethnic cleansing |
| a disposition in favor of something; a bias or preference toward something or someone | predilection |
| the belief that a certain race is superior to others | racism |
| a belief that the sexes are equal in all categories including social, political, and economic elements. A political movement originated around this belief | feminism |
| a form of discrimination or social prejudice against people with disabilities | ableism |
| negative attitudes and feelings toward homosexuality or people who are identified or perceived as being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LBBTQ) | homophobia |
