Racism
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Racism is a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human so-called races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior. Many scholars maintain race to be a social construct with potent social and political effects but no basis in biological science.
See also
- Self-fulfilling prophecy
- Allport's Scale
- Discrimination based on skin color
- Fascism
- Index of racism-related articles
- Labeling theory
- Neo-Nazism
- Racial segregation
- Racialization
- Research Materials: Max Planck Society Archive
- Reverse discrimination
- Scientific racism
- Social interpretations of race
- Sociology of race and ethnic relations
- Yellow Peril
In fiction
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