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Classism meaning

Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.

Using Classism

  • The main meaning on this page is: Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.
  • In the example corpus, classism often appears in combinations such as: and classism, classism and, the classism.

Context around Classism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Classism

  • In this selection, "classism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, veiled, race, casual, sexism, continues and racism stand out and add context to how "classism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include racism and classism and a universal classism or elitism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "classism" sits close to words such as aaditya, aardman and abbo, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with classism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This wasn’t racism, but it classism. (7 words)

The show touches on income inequality and classism. (8 words)

The systemic sort of racism and classism continues to manifest. (10 words)

The story becomes a sordid tale of romance and classism as true intentions are revealed and another love interest is introduced – and through it all, there’s still the ongoing ambiance of needing one last hurrah. (36 words)

That’s an easy-breezy sum-up of an adventure story that traverses iconic locations in the world circa 1900 but also navigates subtext like xenophobia, classism, and the anti-evolutionary precept of human exceptionalism. (35 words)

Beneath a veneer of stylized visual effects, the theme of classism reverberates throughout the story, in which catastrophe looms over humanity and only an elite, chosen few will reap the benefits of a new world. (35 words)

Morning Ireland presenter Rachael English on the casual classism she witnessed in her youth, upheaval at Montrose and her seventh novel Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy? (26 words)

What does this brotherhood actually mean when it comes to Malaysia’s entrenched racism and classism? (16 words)

Example sentences (19)

Perhaps because their liberalism is just its own form of veiled classism.

The kids, unlike the adults, are more than willing to take on topics of race, classism, sexism, and the expectations that all of them can place on young people.

The story becomes a sordid tale of romance and classism as true intentions are revealed and another love interest is introduced – and through it all, there’s still the ongoing ambiance of needing one last hurrah.

The systemic sort of racism and classism continues to manifest.

Morning Ireland presenter Rachael English on the casual classism she witnessed in her youth, upheaval at Montrose and her seventh novel Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy?

Classism, racism, sexism — all of these different things that keep us so divided needs to stop.

George Floyd was being suffocated by the classism and the racism and the poverty in this nation.

That’s an easy-breezy sum-up of an adventure story that traverses iconic locations in the world circa 1900 but also navigates subtext like xenophobia, classism, and the anti-evolutionary precept of human exceptionalism.

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The groundbreaking show first aired in 1990 and ran for a respectable six seasons, bringing plenty of laughs alongside some serious exploration of themes as heavy as racism and classism.

This wasn’t racism, but it classism.

What does this brotherhood actually mean when it comes to Malaysia’s entrenched racism and classism?

Beneath a veneer of stylized visual effects, the theme of classism reverberates throughout the story, in which catastrophe looms over humanity and only an elite, chosen few will reap the benefits of a new world.

The police narrative and the media coverage enraged many of the survivors and victims’ relatives, who saw it as classism and victim-blaming.

A similar dynamic exists with libertarian or fiscally conservative writers, who pass as moderates as long as they avoid discussing the human costs, and implied racism and classism, of the GOP’s economic philosophy.

It was his grandmother, born in Saltillo, Mexico, who first taught him the classism and ethnic bias of her homeland.

The show touches on income inequality and classism.

As he grew older, his original Anglo-Saxon racial worldview softened into a universal classism or elitism regarding any fellow human being of self-ennobled high culture as of metaphorical superior race.

Malone's main argument seems to derive from the classism of his era.

The Environmental Justice movement seeks to link "social" and "ecological" environmental concerns, while at the same time preventing de facto racism, and classism.

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Common combinations with classism

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "classism" in a sentence?
An example: "Perhaps because their liberalism is just its own form of veiled classism." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "classism" from authentic English texts.
What does "classism" mean?
Classism means: Discrimination or prejudice that is based on social class, especially against those of lower social class.
How many example sentences with "classism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "classism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.