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Originally Posted by cylon  Sexism is the belief that one sex is superior to the other. |
Wrong. That is one particular prejudice that comes under the category of sexism.
Wikipedia defines sexism as below:
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Sexism is commonly considered to be discrimination and/or hatred towards people based on their sex rather than their individual merits, but can also refer to any and all systemic differentiations based on the sex of the individuals.
Sexism can refer to subtly different beliefs or attitudes: the belief that one gender or sex is inferior to or more valuable than the other (male and female chauvinism); hatred or distrust towards the opposite or same sex as a whole (misogyny and misandry); imposing stereotypes of masculinity on males or femininity on females.[1]
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[1] Brittan, Arthur (1984). Sexism, racism and oppression. Blackwell, 236.