Rankism is "abusive, discriminatory, and/or exploitative behavior towards people because of their rank in a particular hierarchy ". [1] Rank-based abuse underlies many other phenomena such as bullying, racism, supremacism (often white supremacy), xenophobia, hazing, ageism, sexism, ableism, mentalism, antisemitism, homophobia and transphobia.

2010年2月17日 · Rankism stifles creativity, inhibits learning, and taxes productivity. Rankism causes unhappiness and illness. Rankism corrodes organizations and societies that condone it.

2012年6月11日 · Rankism is what people who think of themselves as somebodies do to people they take for nobodies. Rankism is pulling rank, putting people down, advantaging oneself...

2016年4月24日 · Rankism is difficult to address and to remedy, but it is crucial to eliminate it if an organization is to truly value the contributions and talents of everyone. What is at issue is the abuse of...

2009年8月20日 · Rankism is what people who take themselves for "somebodies" do to those they mistake for "nobodies." Whether directed at an individual or a group, rankism aims to put targets in their place and...

2017年12月3日 · As we target rankism, we create a world of dignity for all, not just for some at the expense of others. As we disallow rankism, we build a dignitarian world, a world in which, regardless of rank, everyone experiences equal dignity. Rankism wins, …

2016年4月25日 · Rankism prevents people from being focused on work. According to Joyce E. A. Russell, senior associate dean at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, research proves...

2012年2月5日 · Robert Fuller, author of Somebodies and Nobodies: Overcoming the Abuse of Rank, coined the word "rankism", which is defined as "abusive, discriminatory or exploitative behaviour towards people who have less power because of …

Rankism is "abusive, discriminatory, and/or exploitative behavior towards people because of their rank in a particular hierarchy ". [1] Rank-based abuse underlies many other phenomena such as bullying, racism, supremacism (often white supremacy), xenophobia, hazing, ageism, sexism, ableism, mentalism, antisemitism, homophobia and transphobia.

Rankism is a degrading assertion of rank. It's what's happening when a person, a group, or nation acts as if it outranks another and attempts to demean, humiliate, or exploit it.