elitisms
Attitudes of exclusivity
Elitisms is the plural of elitism—the belief that society should be led by a select group of superior individuals, or the attitude of those who consider themselves part of such a group.
The plural typically refers to multiple instances or varieties of such thinking: The article catalogued the various elitisms of academic culture.
Controlling access to something
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- in-groupExclusive social cluster
- out-groupPerceived foreign collective
blackballing · snobbery · selectivity · credentialism · tokenism · members-only · caste · hierarchy
Demeaning air of superiority
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
- superciliousArrogantly contemptuous of others
pompousness · pretentiousness · sneering · derision · patronizing · smugness · scornful · overbearing
Ideology claiming group superiority
- exceptionalismBelief in unique superiority
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
- technocracyGovernance by technical experts
paternalism · condescension · highbrow · ivory-tower · establishment · intelligentsia · cognoscenti · literati
Assumed right to benefits
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
- birthrightEntitlement from origin
connections · access · aristocracy · nobility · blueblood · patrician · upper-crust · dynastic
gatekeeping
Controlling access to something
- marginalizationRelegation to powerless periphery
- otheringViewing as fundamentally different
- in-groupExclusive social cluster
out-group · blackballing · snobbery · selectivity · credentialism · tokenism · members-only · caste · hierarchy · stratification
condescension
Demeaning air of superiority
- disdainScornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- haughtinessDisdainful sense of superiority
supercilious · pompousness · pretentiousness · sneering · derision · patronizing · smugness · scornful · overbearing · hoity-toity
supremacism
Ideology claiming group superiority
- exceptionalismBelief in unique superiority
- chauvinismMilitant devotion to group
- ethnocentrismBelief one's culture superior
technocracy · paternalism · condescension · highbrow · ivory-tower · establishment · intelligentsia · cognoscenti · literati · glitterati
entitlement
Assumed right to benefits
- nepotismPreferring kin in hiring
- favoritismPreferential treatment of some
- cronyismFavoring friends in appointments
birthright · connections · access · aristocracy · nobility · blueblood · patrician · upper-crust · dynastic
elitismsegalitarianism
Philosophy of universal equality
equality · social equality · classlessness · anti-elitism · populism
elitismspopulism
Politics favoring ordinary citizens
inclusivism · democratization · inclusivity · accessibility · open access
elitismspopulism
Politics favoring ordinary citizens
common touch · folksiness · proletarianism · unpretentiousness · humility
- elitist attitudeSense of inherent superiority