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racialization
[ rey-shuh-lahy-zey-shuhn ]
noun
- an act or instance of viewing and interacting with people from a racist perspective, or of being viewed and interacted with in this way:
The assumption that terrorist acts are perpetrated mainly by Islamists is part of the racialization of Muslim and Arab-looking people.
- the act or process of causing an institution, system, area of activity, etc., to be influenced or controlled by a racist perspective:
Housing reform is another area that needs targeting, including measures to eliminate the racialization of lending practices.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of racialization1
First recorded in 1915–20; racial ( def ) + -ization ( def )
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