classisms
Biases by wealth
Classisms are instances of prejudice or discrimination based on social or economic class.
The term typically describes attitudes, remarks, or practices that favor higher classes or demean lower ones: The film exposes the casual classisms of country club culture.
Like racisms or sexisms, the plural form emphasizes specific acts rather than systemic bias.
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
stratification · exclusion · inequality · stereotyping · marginalization · oppression · segregation · condescension
Inherited social division
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- bourgeoisieCapitalist ownership class
proletariat · untouchability · redlining · gentrification · meritocracy · inheritance · privilege · nepotism
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- refinementElegance of manner
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- highbrowIntellectually or artistically sophisticated
lowbrow · manners · etiquette · dress-codes · respectability · breeding · pedigree · sophistication
Demeaning identity-based insults
- epithetsCharacterizing phrases for people
- pejorativesDisparaging or belittling words
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
- peasantLow-status agricultural laborer
pleb · commoner · underclass · rabble · masses · uppity · hoity-toity · toff
prejudice
Preformed unfavorable opinion
- snobberyPretentious social superiority
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
hierarchy · stratification · exclusion · inequality · stereotyping · marginalization · oppression · segregation · condescension · superiority
caste
Inherited social division
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- feudalismLand-for-service social structure
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
bourgeoisie · proletariat · untouchability · redlining · gentrification · meritocracy · inheritance · privilege · nepotism · institutional
code-switching
Alternating between linguistic varieties
- tasteFlavor perception ability
- refinementElegance of manner
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
highbrow · lowbrow · manners · etiquette · dress-codes · respectability · breeding · pedigree · sophistication · coarseness
slurs
Demeaning identity-based insults
- epithetsCharacterizing phrases for people
- pejorativesDisparaging or belittling words
- riffraffDisreputable or undesirable people
peasant · pleb · commoner · underclass · rabble · masses · uppity · hoity-toity · toff · snob
classismsegalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
social equality · classlessness · class consciousness · meritocracy · social justice
classismsclassless society
System without social strata
economic equality · social democracy · socialism · communism · wealth redistribution
classismsracism
Prejudice based on ethnicity
sexism · ableism · ageism · heterosexism