Race

341. Race

See also 17. ANTHROPOLOGY ; 121. DISCRIMINATION ; 204. HEREDITY .

albocracy

rule by Caucasians, especially Europeans.

anthroposociology

the sociological study of race using anthropological methods. —anthroposociological, adj.

apartheid

the policy of strict racial segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-whites practiced in the Republic of South Africa.

Aryanism

1. a doctrine propagandized by Nazism asserting that the so-called Aryan peoples were superior to all others in the practice of government and the development of civilization.

2. a belief in this doctrine and acceptance of its social and ethical implications, especially with regard to the treatment of so-called inferior races. —Aryanist, n.

bigotry

obtuse or narrow-minded intolerance, especially of other races or religions. —bigot, n. , —bigoted, adj.

biracialism

the principle or practice of combining or representing two separate races, as white and Negro, on governing boards, committees, etc. —biracialist, biracial, adj.

cacogenics

Biology. the study of the operation of factors that cause degeneration in offspring, especially as applied to factors unique to separate races. Also called dysgenics. —cacogenic, adj.

creolism

the state of being a creole.

endemism

the quality of belonging to a particular race, region, or country. —endemicity, n.

ethnocracy

a government controlled by a particular race or national group. —ethnocratic, adj.

ethnogeography

the study of the geographical distribution of racial groups and the relationship between them and their environments. —ethnogeographer, n. —ethnogeographic, adj.

ethnopsychology

the psychology of races and peoples. —ethnopsychological, adj.

eugenism

the blend of factors and influences most suitable for the improvement of the inherited characteristics of a breed or race, especially the human race. —eugenic, adj.

euthenics

the art or science of improving a race or breed, especially the human race, by control of external influences, as environment. See also 219. IMPROVEMENT .

genocide

1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.

2. an actor in this process. —genocidal, adj.

gentilism

the state or quality of being non-Jewish, and especially a heathen or pagan.

Gobinism

the theory or doctrine that the white race in general and the Germanic race in particular are superior to all other peoples.

integrationism

the combination of educational and other public facilities, previously segregated by race, into unified systems shared by all races. —integrationist, n. , adj.

interracialism

the principles, beliefs, and attitudes influencing actions aimed at improving relations among differing races. —interracial, adj.

Jensenism

the belief that blacks are mentally inferior to whites, based on results of intelligence tests that failed to account for such differences as test questions slanted in favor of whites, lack of cultural and educational oppor-tunities among blacks, etc. —Jensenist, n., adj.

Melanochroism

the condition of belonging to the Caucasian race and having dark hair and a light complexion. —Melanochroic, adj. —Melanochroid, adj., n.

miscegenation

1. the interbreeding of members of different races.

2. cohabitation or marriage between a man and woman of different races, especially, in the U.S., between a Negro and a white person.

3. the mixing or mixture of races by interbreeding.

monogenesis

monogenism. See also 302. ORGANISMS .

monogenism

the belief that all human races descended from a common ancestral type. Also monogenesis, monogeny . —monogenist, n. —monogenistic, adj.

nigritude

the condition of being black; blackness.

polygenism

the theory that all human races descended from two or more ancestral types. —polygenist, n. —polygenistic, adj.

racialism

the belief in or practice of the doctrine of racism. —racialist, n. —racialistic, adj.

racism

a belief that human races have distinctive characteristics that determine their respective cultures, usually involving the idea that one’s race is superior and has the right to control others. —racist, adj.

segregationism

the views and policies of those who would separate or maintain as separate rights, public facilities, etc., on the basis of race. See also apartheid .

supremacist

a person who advocates supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group.

Xanthochroism

the condition of belonging to the Caucasian race and having fair skin and blond hair. —Xanthochroi, Xanthocroid, n. —Xanthochroic, Xanthocroid, adj.