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racialism
racialism, racism Racialism is the unequal treatment of a population group purely because of its possession of physical or other characteristics socially defined as denoting a particular race (see RACE, SOCIOLOGY OF). Racism is the deterministic belief-system which sustains racialism, linking these characteristics with negatively valuated social, psychological, or physical traits. For an informative comparative study of racism in the United States and the Netherlands see Philomena Essed , Understanding Everyday Racism (1991
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GORDON MARSHALL. "racialism." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. GORDON MARSHALL. "racialism." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-racialism.html GORDON MARSHALL. "racialism." A Dictionary of Sociology. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O88-racialism.html |
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racialism
ra·cial·ism / ˈrāshəˌlizəm/ • n. another term for racism. DERIVATIVES: ra·cial·ist / -list/ n. & adj. ra·cial·ize / -ˌlīz/ v. |
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"racialism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "racialism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 30, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-racialism.html "racialism." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-racialism.html |
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