When a person acts on personal prejudiced beliefs and discriminates against someone based on imagined differences between them, this is referred to as:

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Individual racism refers to individual acts of discrimination based on personal prejudiced beliefs. Aliena­tion refers to the state of feeling isolated or separated from a group or community. Miscegenation refers to marriage or sexual relations between people from different racial groups. Private racism is not a commonly used term. Profiling often refers to the practice of using certain characteristics, such as race or ethnicity, to suspect someone of criminal activity.

When a Person Acts on Personal Prejudiced Beliefs and Discriminates