Define and distinguish the different forms of racism?
Define and distinguish the different forms of racism?
Racism refers to a practice that leads to discrimination based on race or racial identity. Racism promotes the idea of inequality, non-uniformity, non-inclusiveness, etc., and results in segregation and stratification within a society or community.
The different forms of racism are explained below:
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Individual or Internalized Racism |
Cultural Racism |
Structural or Systemic Racism |
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Individualistic racism refers to internalized ideas of suppression, oppression, and domination of one's own culture. |
Cultural racism refers to a kind of racism diffused and promoted by a culture. |
Structural or systemic racism refers to the racism existing within various social structures, institutions, and organizations. |
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This kind of racism exists within the individual that justifies his/her |
Cultural racism is external to individuals. |
Systemic racism is also external to individuals. |
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Individual racism may result from cultural or systemic racism. |
Cultural racism is found in the various cultural practices, norms, ideologies, value systems, belief systems, etc. |
Structural racism is implied, institutionalized, and internalized in various institutions and social structures. |
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Individual racism leads to individuals holding negative opinions and feelings towards their culture. |
Cultural racism has other manifestations. Cultural racism also leads to harboring discriminative ideas concerning a specific culture. |
Systemic racism interconnects various structures, institutions, or organizations by facilitating. |
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