Research on Other Forms of Discrimination

Lookism
- a discrimination or prejudice based on a person's physical

• Excessive food aversion, compulsive exercise and decreased height gain due to fear of obesity in a prepubertal girl - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=7846264&dopt=Citation
• http://www.geocities.com/s_cullars/lookism.htm

Ageism
- a form of stereotype and prejudice against individuals or groups due to their age

• http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/1615
• http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/224
• http://newstandardnews.net/content/index.cfm/items/349
• http://www.50plus.com/display.cfm?libraryID=70&cabinetID=305&documentID=1387
• Work Ageism affecting young - http://www.owenproject.co.uk/ccm/owen-project/related-articles/work-ageism-affecting-the-young.en
• Age Dicrimination is Worsening - http://www.owenproject.co.uk/ccm/owen-project/related-articles/age-discrimination-is-worsening.en

Disablism
- discrimination against disabled people
- discriminatory, oppressive or abusive behaviour arising from the belief that disabled people are inferior to others

• Disablism ain't the same as racism -http://www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/columnists/tom/060904_index.shtml
• Over one-third of British population cannot name a famous disabled person - http://www.news-medical.net/?id=2266
• Nelson Mandela backs call for equality amongst disabled people - http://www.news-medical.net/?id=1933
• The History of Disability - http://www.ru.org/artother.html
• Robbie Williams Special Olympic Lyrics Upsets Disabled - http://www.musicrooms.net/cm/live/templates/?a=3335&z=3

Xenophobia
- a form of prejudice against strangers
- fear and dislike of strangers/foreigners or members of other races, ethnic groups or nationalities other than one’s own

• Xenophobia on the March - http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Xenophobia+on+the+march-a08295017
• Why Americans Hate This 'Immigration' Debate - http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2006/04/why_americans_hate_this_immigr.html
• The Terrorists Next Door? - http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/09/AR2007050902695.html?nav=rss_nation
• Xenophobia in hardcover - http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/editorials/articles/2006/09/01/xenophobia_in_hardcover/
• Xenophobia: And the hatred that goes with it - http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/1512/81/