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  2. Linguistic discrimination - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic discrimination (also called glottophobia, linguicism and languagism) is unfair treatment of people based on their use of language and the characteristics of their speech, including their first language, their accent, the perceived size of their vocabulary (whether or not the speaker uses complex and varied words), their modality, and ...

  3. Prejudice (legal term) - Wikipedia

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    Prejudice is a legal term with different meanings, which depend on whether it is used in criminal, civil, or common law. In legal context, prejudice differs from the more common use of the word and so the term has specific technical meanings. Two of the most common applications of the word are as part of the terms with prejudice and without ...

  4. Prejudice - Wikipedia

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    The word "prejudice" can also refer to unfounded or pigeonholed beliefs [3] [4] and it may apply to "any unreasonable attitude that is unusually resistant to rational influence". [5] Gordon Allport defined prejudice as a "feeling, favorable or unfavorable, toward a person or thing, prior to, or not based on, actual experience". [6]

  5. Bride and Prejudice - Wikipedia

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    The screenplay by Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges is a Bollywood-style adaptation of Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice. Shot primarily in English, with some Hindi and Punjabi dialogue, the film was released in the United Kingdom on 6 October 2004 and in the United States on 11 February 2005 to mostly positive reviews from critics.

  6. What Is Stigma? Definition, Causes, How to Address It

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    In a nutshell, stigma refers to any negative attitude, prejudice, or false belief associated with specific traits, circumstances, or health symptoms. Discrimination, a related but distinct concept ...

  7. Anti-Indian sentiment - Wikipedia

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    Discrimination. Anti-Indian sentiment or anti-Indianism, also called Indophobia, refers to prejudice, collective hatred, and discrimination which is directed at Indian people for any variety of reasons. It may be rooted in a person's negative perception of India, Indian culture, or Indian history, among other factors. [1]

  8. Hindi imposition - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Hindi imposition is a form of linguistic imperialism in which the use of Modern Standard Hindi is preferred in Indian states that do not use or desire to use Hindi as a regional language. The term is rooted in the anti-Hindi agitations of Tamil Nadu, where it was proposed for Hindi to be taught in schools in the Madras Presidency.

  9. Anti-Bengali sentiment - Wikipedia

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    According to Subir Deb, the author of Story of Bengal and the Bengalis, anti-Bengali sentiment in Assam was deliberately fomented by the British in the colonial times. [ 11 ] The British designated Bengali the official language of colonially administered Assam between 1836 and 1873, which included the Bengali-majority region of Sylhet division ...