121. Discrimination

See also 155. FAVORITISM .

ageism, agism

discrimination on the basis of age, especially against older people.

chauvinism

ardent, unreasoned favoritism for a particular group. See also 289. NATIONALISM . — chauvinist , n.

racism

discrimination on the basis of race, especially against blacks and other non-whites.

sexism

discrimination on the basis of sex, especially against women.