Racism

Racism

Discrimination and bias based on racial differences.

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Systemic racism

Sociology; Racism

The established social patterns which support, implicitly or explicitly, racist value systems. It is fulfilled through policies and understandings of official corporate organizations.

Ethnicity

Sociology; Racism

An affiliation among people—often referred to as an "ethnic group"—who share a common racial and/or national origin and heritage.

Exploitation

Sociology; Racism

Taking advantage of something or someone for one's own benefit or profit, eg exploitation of the colonies for the benefit of the mother country.

Indirect discrimination

Sociology; Racism

A provision or practise that everyone has to conform to, but which some groups cannot meet so easily.

Stereotypes

Sociology; Racism

The arbitrary assigning of habits, abilities, or expectations to a person or group of people based on their race, gender or other visible characteristics; a process in which we tend to treat all ...

Racism

Sociology; Racism

Racial and cultural prejudice and discrimination, supported intentionally or unintentionally by institutional power and authority, used to the advantage of one race and the disadvantage of other ...

White privilege

Sociology; Racism

Is the unquestioned and unearned set of advantages, entitlements, benefits and choices bestowed on people solely because they are white. Generally white people who experience such privilege do so ...