Class discrimination

thumb|Caricature of American lawyer and socialite Ward McAllister (1855–1908) pointing [[Uncle Sam to "an English Snob of the 19th Century" and saying how he must imitate him or "you will nevah be a gentleman". Uncle Sam is shown laughing heartily.]]

thumb|Staged photo by Suzuki Shin'ichi I depicting burakumin leather workers, 1873 Burakumin (, "people of the hamlet/village") are an outcaste group in Japan, residing at the bottom of the traditional Japanese social hierarchy. The burakumin's ancestors were outcastes of the pre-modern era, primarily from the Edo period, who were associated with occupations considered impure or tainted by death, such as executioners, undertakers, slaughterhouse workers, butchers, or tanners. They traditionally lived in their own hamlets and neighbourhoods. Although legally liberated in 1871 with the abolition

discrimination on the basis of social class

law intended to control consumption, particulary such a law regulating apparel and textiles which may be worn by people of specified social strata

phenomenon of extensive media coverage of missing white women

person who is systematically discriminated against within a state

Chinese campaign led by Mao Zedong

in Marxism and anarchism, a segment of the working class with relatively better wages and working conditions who tend to align with the bourgeoisie to maintain capitalism

historical practice

ethnic slur for Mainland Chinese people

theory developed by black socialists in the United States

strength of social hierarchy

bench known for hostile design

Russian Empire term for people who lost social status, particularly as a result of the October Revolution