segregations
Acts of separating
Segregations is the plural of segregation, the act or policy of separating groups—typically by race, but also by sex, class, or other categories.
The word usually appears in singular form, but the plural marks distinct instances or types: The segregations of the Jim Crow era took many forms.
In technical contexts, segregations can refer to separate concentrations of materials or elements: segregations of carbon in the steel.
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
- inequalityUnequal distribution of resources
exclusion · intolerance · xenophobia · injustice · disparity · Jim Crow · redlining · sundown towns
Countries of origin
- SharpevilleApartheid-era massacre location
- SowetoTownship near Johannesburg
- townshipsRural administrative districts
- Group Areas ActLaw dictating residence by race
Robben Island · Steve Biko · Nelson Mandela · Desmond Tutu · divestment · sanctions · boycott · coloreds
Complete separation from others
- separationState of being apart
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- speciationFormation of distinct species
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
Division into distinct levels
- class divisionSeparation by socioeconomic status
- casteInherited social division
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- elitismPreference for privileged rule
exclusivity · in-group · out-group · ostracism · marginalization · othering · untouchability · purdah
Barrier separating spaces
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- enclaveSurrounded distinct territory
- ghettoSegregated urban quarter
- barrioHispanic urban district
district · boundary · demarcation · neighborhood · cordoning · buffer zone · restricted area · exclusion zone
bias
Unfair inclination or prejudice
- prejudicePreformed unfavorable opinion
- racismPrejudice based on ethnicity
- bigotryIntolerance toward differing views
inequality · exclusion · intolerance · xenophobia · injustice · disparity · Jim Crow · redlining · sundown towns · separate but equal
homelands
Countries of origin
- SharpevilleApartheid-era massacre location
- SowetoTownship near Johannesburg
- townshipsRural administrative districts
Group Areas Act · Robben Island · Steve Biko · Nelson Mandela · Desmond Tutu · divestment · sanctions · boycott · coloreds · forced removals
isolation
Complete separation from others
- separationState of being apart
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- speciationFormation of distinct species
stratification
Division into distinct levels
- class divisionSeparation by socioeconomic status
- casteInherited social division
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
elitism · exclusivity · in-group · out-group · ostracism · marginalization · othering · untouchability · purdah · social exclusion
partition
Barrier separating spaces
barrio · district · boundary · demarcation · neighborhood · cordoning · buffer zone · restricted area · exclusion zone · green line
segregationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
desegregations · inclusions · unifications · assimilations · interminglings
segregationscombinations
Unions of separate parts
unions · mergers · amalgamations · consolidations · syntheses
segregationsintegrations
Acts of combining parts
mixings · diversifications · heterogeneity · amalgamations · hybridizations
- school segregationRacial division in education
- racial segregationSeparation by ethnic background
- segregation lawsStatutes mandating racial separation
- segregation eraTime of legal racial separation
- housing segregationSeparation of residences by demographics
- segregation policiesLaws mandating group separation