bullying – Use of force or coercion to abuse or intimidate others

dehumanization – Behavior or process that undermines individuality of and in others

The Golden Bough – 1890 book by James Frazer

hazing – Rituals of humiliation used to initiate someone into a group

human sacrifice – Killing one or more humans, usually as an offering to a deity, as part of a ritual

kick the cat – Metaphor

kiss up kick down – Form of social malfunction

moral panic – Feeling of fear spread among many people that some evil threatens the well-being of society

presumption of guilt – Presumption that a person is guilty of a crime

shooting the messenger – Metaphoric phrase

social stigma – Type of discrimination or disapproval

Stereotype – Over-generalized belief about a particular category of people

victim blaming – Social phenomenon

victimisation – Process of being or subjected to a victim

witch-hunt – Search for witches or evidence of witchcraft, often involving moral panic, or mass hysteria

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jisho scapegoating