| A | B |
|---|
| race | a distince human type based on inherited physical characteristics |
| prejudice | prejudgement; to hold an adverse opinion or belief withou just ground or before acquiring adequate knowledge |
| discrimination | prejudicial behavior; action taken against another person based on prejudicial thinking or beliefs |
| ethnic group | a group that is socially distniguishable from other groups, has developed its own subculture and has a shared feeling of "peoplehood" |
| stereotypes | generalizations based on a very small sample of a group of individuals |
| raceism | discrimination on the basis of age |
| sexism | discrimination on the basis of sex |
| misogyny | a hatred or distrust of women |
| ethnocentrism or ethnic prejudice | the belief that one's ethnic group is superior to all others resulting, at times, in discrimination toward those of different ethnic backgrounds or national origin |
| ageism | discrimination on the basis of age, usually against the elderly and the young |
| ableism | discrimination against the physically or mentally diabled |
| xenophobia | fear and or hatred of strangers or foreigners or anything that appears strange or foreign |
| anti-Semitism | discrimination against Jews (a traditional usage that does not include descrimination against Arabs who are also Semintes) |
| Religious Prejudice | discrimination on the basis of a particular religious preference |
| chauvinism | originally used to refer to jingoism or excessive patirotism, it has also come to be associated with sexist attitudes, most especially of men toward women |
| classism | prejudice and discrimination based on socio-economic lovel or class |
| heterosexism | the system by which heterosexualilty is assumed to be the only acceptable and visable life option |
| homophobia | fear, dislike or hatred of lesbians, gays and bisexuals often resulting in acts of discrimination |
| marginals | people perceived as being permanently confined to lives of social marginality |
| dual perspective | concept that individuals are often experiencing more than one type of discrimination simulataneously |
