Menu
Home
Explore
People
Places
Arts
History
Plants & Animals
Science
Life & Culture
Technology
Reference.org
Sign In
Life & Culture
Social studies
Society
Social status
Discrimination
Discrimination
Ableism
Discrimination against disabled people
Affirmative action
Policy of promoting members of groups that have previously suffered from discrimination
Antisemitism
Hostility, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews
Class discrimination
Discrimination on the basis of social class
Discrimination
Prejudicial treatment based on membership in a certain group
Discrimination against atheists
Persecution of and discrimination against people identified as atheists
Discrimination based on skin tone
Form of prejudice or discrimination
Homophobia
Negative attitudes and discrimination toward homosexuality and LGBT people
Homosexuality
Romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender
Islamophobia
Fear, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslims in general
Lookism
Discrimination based on physical attractiveness
Misandry
Hatred or dislike of men or boys
Misogyny
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
Racism
Race or ethnic-based discrimination
Reverse discrimination
Discrimination against members of a dominant or majority group
Sexism
Prejudice or discrimination based on a person's sex or gender
Toleration
Allowing or permitting a thing, person, or idea of which one disapproves
Transphobia
Hatred, irrational fear, prejudice, or discrimination against transgender people
Xenophobia
Dislike of that which is perceived to be foreign or strange