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performance art
art using the actions of an artist or other participants (not to be confused with performing arts)
ageism
thumb|upright|Robert N. Butler, founding director of the [[National Institute on Aging who coined the term "ageism"]] Ageism is a type of discrimination based on one's age, generally used to refer to age-based discrimination against elderly people. The term was coined in 1969 by Robert Neil Butler to describe this discrimination, building on the terminology of sexism and racism. Butler defined ageism as a combination of three connected elements: negative attitudes towards old age and the ageing process, discriminatory practices against older people, and institutional practices and policies tha
The Peter Principle
book and concept by Laurence J. Peter that states that people in a hierarchy tend to rise to "a level of respective incompetence"
doula
alt=|thumb|325x325px|A doula (left) applying pressure to a pregnant woman during labor A doula (; ; ) is a non-medical professional who provides guidance for the service of others and who supports another person (the doula's client) through a significant health-related experience, such as childbirth, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, as well as non-reproductive experiences such as dying. A doula might also provide support to the client's partner, family, and friends.
structural violence
form of violence wherein some social structure or social institution may harm people by preventing them from meeting their basic needs
limousine liberal
Prejorative American political term