Favoritism or favouritism may refer to:
- In-group favoritism, a pattern of favoring members of one's own group
- Cronyism, partiality in awarding advantages to friends or trusted colleagues
- Nepotism, favoritism granted to relatives
- Outgroup favoritism, positive regard for groups to which one does not belong; see System justification
See also
- Ingroups and outgroups, social groups to which one identifies or does not identify as being a member
- Bias, inclination toward or against an individual, group, or ideology
- Favor (disambiguation)
- Favorite (disambiguation)
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