othering
noun [ U ] uk/ˈʌð.ər.ɪŋ/ us/ˈʌð.ər.ɪŋ/
他者化：指将他人视为不同阶层而且属于次等层次的行为
the act of treating someone as though they are not part of a group and are different in some way
A large volume of literature has been written on stereotyping and othering. 大量的文献都是关于刻板印象和他者化的。
So much of our criminal-justice policy is driven by othering — magnifying the differences between those people and us, their children and our children.
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- A lot of the comics I've seen recently talk about some sort of othering, whether it be of women, African Americans, Asian Americans, or whatever.
- The country has a long history of the othering of foreigners.
- How else can we explain the persistence of political disrespect for deprived people, the othering which no government opposes?