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Record 1 2019-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Psychology (General)
OBS

The [designation] "miscegenation" is virtually always used to refer to racist ideologies. … In the present day, ... "miscegenation" is avoided by many scholars, because the term suggests that race is a concrete biological phenomenon, rather than a categorization imposed on certain relationships.

OBS

[In French], the [designation] for "race-mixing" is not considered as offensive as "miscegenation" …

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie (Généralités)
OBS

Le mot anglais «miscegenation» est un mot-piège qu'il ne faut pas employer sans le mettre implicitement entre guillemets. […] Le mot français «métissage» qui correspond à «miscegenation» est moins péjoratif.

Spanish

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