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Classism

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class warfarenoun(sometimes derogatory) Conflict between sociopolitical classes.
class strugglenounConflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes); the active expression of a theoretical class conflict looked at from any kind of socialist perspective.
racism of low expectationsnounA form of racial discrimination where certain racial groups are held to lower standards because of an implicit belief that they are less capable.
colorismnoun(American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.
casteismnounDiscrimination based on a person's caste.
professional classnoun(in the plural) The groups in society composed of highly educated professionals.
anticlassismnoun(sociology) Opposition to classism.
colourismnoun(British spelling) Alternative form of colorism. [(American spelling) Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.]
class consciousnessnoun(Marxism, social sciences) An individual's awareness of their relative place within the class system of society.
castismnounAlternative form of casteism. [Discrimination based on a person's caste.]
classicidenounThe deliberate and systematic destruction of a social class.
class warnounSynonym of class warfare.
ethnoclassnounA group defined by both ethnicity and social class.
educationismnoundiscrimination against those without post-secondary academic credentials.
middle classnounA social and economic class lying above the working class and below the upper class.
ruling classnoun(sociology, politics) The social class of a given society that controls that society's political agenda, whether as a formal aristocracy or a party leadership or as an informal unit within democracies.
classificationismnounThe belief that things are best understood by being assigned to categories.
plantation mentalitynounA mentality according to which an organization or society is divided into a ruling elite and a class of workers treated as inferior, especially along racial lines.
new classnoun(derogatory) The privileged ruling class of bureaucrats and Communist Party functionaries that arose in states that followed the Soviet style of communism.
sanismnounDiscrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.

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