Sanism
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Discrimination and oppression against people who have, or who are labelled or perceived as having, a mental illness. uncountable
"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, […]"
Example
More examples"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, […]"
Etymology
From sane + -ism, by analogy with racism and sexism.
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