Aporophobia
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Aporophobia (from the Spanish aporofobia, and this from the Ancient Greek ἄπορος (áporos), 'without resources, indigent, poor,' and φόβος (phobos), 'hatred' or 'aversion')[1][2] are negative attitudes and feelings towards poverty and poor people. It is the disgust and hostility toward poor people, those without resources or who are helpless.[3]
The word povertyism is also used, in the field of international law, to denote this form of discrimination against people living in poverty. [4]
The concept of aporophobia was coined in the 1990s
The aporophobia consists, therefore, in a feeling of fear and in an attitude of rejection of the poor, the lack of means, the helpless. Such feeling and such attitude are acquired.[5]
Pursuant to a decision of the French Parliament of 24 June 2016, it was added to the list of forms of discrimination prohibited by the constitution as "discrimination for social precarity".[citation needed] However, fewer than 20 persons have instituted lawsuits on the grounds of such discrimination.
See also
References
- ^ Fundéu BBVA (18 December 2014). "Aporofobia, neologismo válido". fundeu.es. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ Guerrero, Gloria. «Aporofobia, f.», Martes Neológico, Instituto Cervantes. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ «El Imán pide a la RAE que acepte el término aporofobia.» La Voz de Galicia. 31 de agosto de 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Make poverty discrimination illegal like racism or sexism, official to tell UN". the Guardian. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ Cortina, Adela (7 March 2000). "Aporofobia". El País. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- Fundéu BBVA. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ Cortina, Adela (1996). Ética. Madrid: Santillana.
- ^ Pérez Oliva, Milagros (10 May 2017). "Cortina: "Lo que molesta de los inmigrantes es que sean pobres"". El País. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
Bibliography
- Cortina, Adela (2017). Aporofobia, el rechazo al pobre. Barcelona: Paidós. (in Spanish).