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Discrimination vs Childism - What's the difference?

discrimination | childism |

As nouns the difference between discrimination and childism

is that discrimination is a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things while childism is a prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.

discrimination

English

(wikipedia discrimination)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a distinction; discernment, the act of discriminating, discerning, distinguishing, noting or perceiving differences between things.
  • The state of being discriminated, distinguished from, or set apart.
  • (sometimes discrimination against ) distinct treatment of an individual or group to their disadvantage; treatment or consideration based on class or category rather than individual merit; partiality; prejudice; bigotry
    • sexual or racial discrimination
  • The quality of being discriminating, acute discernment, specifically in a learning situation; as to show great discrimination in the choice of means.
  • That which discriminates; mark of distinction, a characteristic.

    • Derived terms

    * nondiscrimination * reverse discrimination

    Hyponyms

    *heterosexism *ageism *ableism *xenophobia

    See also

    * stereotype * bias * racism ----

    childism

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.
  • * '>citation
    • To speak of "childism " is to court derision, and conjure a nightmarish totem of the bolshy teen threatening to call ChildLine when his parent or teacher scolds him.
  • A systemic condition that promotes stereotypes of the young.

    • References

    * Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth (2009), Childism — Prejudice Against Children [http://www.pep-web.org/document.php?id=cps.045.0251a]