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RACIALIZATION [1 record]

Record 1 2022-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
DEF

The sociocultural process of categorizing people according to ethnic or racial characteristics and subjecting them to discrimination on that basis.

OBS

Ethnic characteristics include culture, language and religion. Racial characteristics include skin colour, hair texture and facial features.

OBS

Racialization occurs when races are seen as real, different and unequal in ways that negatively impact people in their social, political and economic lives.

Key term(s)
  • racialisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
DEF

Processus socioculturel consistant à classer des personnes selon des caractéristiques ethniques ou raciales et, sur ce fondement, à les soumettre à un traitement discriminatoire.

OBS

La culture, la langue et la religion sont des exemples de caractéristiques ethniques. La couleur de la peau, la texture des cheveux et les traits du visage sont des exemples de caractéristiques raciales.

OBS

Il y a racisation lorsque les races sont perçues comme étant réelles, différentes et inégales d'une façon qui a une incidence négative sur la vie sociale, politique et économique d'une personne.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
CONT

El concepto de racialización se identifica con una suerte de desproporción entre grupos raciales en el acceso a bienes, recursos, servicios, el derecho a un tratamiento igual, o en el lugar que se ocupa en ordenarbitrario de jerarquías.

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