Psychiatry and Psychology

Sexism

Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Prejudice or discrimination based on gender or behavior or attitudes that foster stereotyped social roles based on gender.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Gender Bias
  • Sex Bias
  • Bias, Gender
  • Bias, Sex
  • Gender Discrimination
  • Gender Issues
  • Sex Discrimination
  • Sexual Discrimination
  • Discrimination, Gender
  • Discrimination, Sex
  • Discrimination, Sexual

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Aspects Covered

10 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, ethnology, history, legislation & jurisprudence, prevention & control, psychology, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

2013; use PREJUDICE 1994-2012; for GENDER ISSUES use INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS 1996-2022

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Tree Numbers

  1. F01.145.813w.550w.750w
  2. F01.145.813w.629w.750w
  3. F01.829w.595w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sexism. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063507. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063507
  2. Sexism. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexism
  3. Sexism. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93200