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4 days ago · Race is a categorization of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into groups generally viewed as distinct within a given society. The term came into common usage during the 16th century, when it was used to refer to groups of various kinds, including those characterized by close kinship relations.
5 days ago · Race is a social and cultural construct that divides humans into distinct groups based on physical and behavioral differences. Learn how race emerged in the 17th century, how it evolved as a mechanism of social stratification, and how it is challenged by scientific and historical evidence.
Jun 21, 2024 · Racism is the belief that humans can be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called "races" and that some races are superior to others. Learn about the origins, forms, and consequences of racism in different historical and cultural contexts, as well as the efforts to combat it.
- Audrey Smedley
- Racism, also called racialism, is the belief that humans can be divided into separate and exclusive biological entities called “races"; that there...
- Historically, the practice of racism held that members of low-status races should be limited to low-status jobs or enslavement and be excluded from...
- Racism elicits hatred and distrust and precludes any attempt to understand its victims. Many societies attempt to combat racism by raising awarenes...
5 days ago · Race - History, Ideology, Science: Race as a categorizing term referring to human beings was first used in the English language in the late 16th century. Until the 18th century it had a generalized meaning similar to other classifying terms such as type, sort, or kind.
Jun 5, 2024 · Racial categories subsume ethnic groups. Ethnicity: A social construct that divides people into smaller social groups based on characteristics such as shared sense of group membership, values, behavioral patterns, language, political and economic interests, history and ancestral geographical base.
- Kathy Herrlich
- 2011
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6 days ago · Race is a political and social construct that is fluid. Racial categorization can change over time, place, and context. Race has been used historically to establish a social hierarchy, whereby individuals are treated differently resulting in racism.
3 days ago · Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity. Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems (e.g. apartheid) that support the expression of prejudice or aversion in discriminatory practices.
