Sanism
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sanism is a noun meaning Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.
Meaning
Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness.
Example Sentences
Behaviorists, social scientists, and legal scholars must begin to develop research agendas so as to (1) determine and assess the ultimate impact of sanism, (2) better understand how social science data is manipulated to serve sanist ends, […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mentalism, antimentalism, normalism, casteism, castism, classism.
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