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Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute Racism is the belief that the genetic factors which constitute race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of race, ethnicity, or nationality are a primary determinant of

human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences human traits and capacities and that ethnic differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. Racism's

effects are called "racial discrimination." In the case of effects are called "racial discrimination." In the case of institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied institutional racism, certain racial groups may be denied

rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment.rights or benefits, or receive preferential treatment.Racial discrimination typically points out taxonomic Racial discrimination typically points out taxonomic

differences between different groups of people, although differences between different groups of people, although anyone may be discriminated against on an ethnic or cultural anyone may be discriminated against on an ethnic or cultural

basis, independently of their somatic differences. According to basis, independently of their somatic differences. According to the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction the United Nations conventions, there is no distinction between the term racial discrimination and ethnicity between the term racial discrimination and ethnicity

discrimination.discrimination.There is some evidence that the meaning of the term has There is some evidence that the meaning of the term has changed over time, and that earlier definitions of racism changed over time, and that earlier definitions of racism

involved the simple belief that human populations are divided involved the simple belief that human populations are divided into separate races. Many biologists, anthropologists, and into separate races. Many biologists, anthropologists, and sociologists reject this taxonomy in favor of more specific sociologists reject this taxonomy in favor of more specific and/or empirically verifiable criteria, such as geography, and/or empirically verifiable criteria, such as geography,

ethnicity, or a history of endogamy.ethnicity, or a history of endogamy.

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