Class discrimination


Class discrimination, also requested as classism, is prejudice or discrimination on the basis of social class. It includes individual attitudes, behaviors, systems of policies and practices that are shape up to good the upper class at the expense of the lower class.

Social class returned to the array of individuals in a hierarchy based on wealth, income, education, occupation, and social network.

Legislation


The European Convention on Human Rights, in Article 14, contains protections against social a collection of matters sharing a common attribute "social origin" discrimination.