Definitions of Racism on the Web

[Berter]

Racism is prejudice or discrimination based on the belief that race is the primary factor determining human traits and abilities. Racism includes the belief that genetic or inherited differences produce the inherent superiority or inferiority of one race over another. In the name of protecting their race from "contamination," some racists justify the domination and destruction of races they consider to be either superior or inferior. Institutional racism is racial prejudice supported by institutional power and authority used to the advantage of one race over others.
www.adl.org/children_holocaust/more_resources.asp


A theory which holds that any one or several of the different races of the human family are inherently superior or inferior to any one or several of the others. The teaching denies the essential unity of the human race, the equality and dignity of all persons because of their common possession of the same human nature, and the participation of all in the divine plan of redemption. It is radically opposed to the virtue of justice and the precept of love of neighbor. Differences of superiority and inferiority which do exist are the result of accidental factors operating in a wide variety of circumstances, and are in no way due to essential defects in any one or several of the branches of the one human race. The theory of racism, together with practices related to it, is incompatible with Christian doctrine.
www.osvpublishing.com/catholicalmanac/04c.asp


The assumption and behaviour based on that assumption that one race is always superior to another.
www.socialcareassoc.com/resources/glossary/r.htm


Any communication, action or course of conduct, whether intentional or unintentional, that denies recognition, benefits, rights of access to any person or community on the basis of their membership or perceived membership in a racial, ethnic or cultural community.
collections.ic.gc.ca/pasttopresent/settlement/glossary.html


beliefs, attitudes, behaviors that privilege one race over another race
www.bgsu.edu/colleges/edhd/LPS/EDFI/408/glossary.htm


This managed to express itself in both pre- and post-Darwinian understandings. In the pre-Darwinian scheme of things, based on the idea of the Great Chain of Being the question was this: do the various races occupy different levels on the chain, some higher, some lower, or are they all basically human? In the post-Darwinian scheme of things, based on evolution, the question was: are some of the races more primitive than others, that is, isn't the "obvious superiority" of the white race an indication that it evolved upward out of more primitive races (Gould).To References
alpha.fdu.edu/~jbecker/nature/natureglossary.html


Judging an individual solely on his or her racial affiliation.
highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072549238/student_view0/glossary.html


attitudes and systems (eg economic, political, cultural) which support and seek to maintain the superiority of one racial group
www.ycc.ac.uk/yc/CHILD/wordglossary%20pages/cswordglossary_q-z.htm


The stereotypical characterization, usually negative, of members of ethnic groups by the members of other ethnic groups.
canfield.etext.net/glossary.htm


The belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior. (p. 295)
www.mhhe.com/socscience/sociology/schaef/olc/101.htm


a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities, and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
www.americaforamericans.org/definitions.htm


the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn


discriminatory or abusive behavior towards members of another race
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

[Evan1211]

Good finds Berter. I seem to notice that some people even attribute the "racist' label to people like us, who simply acknowledge the existence of races. Its annoying to try to convince people on other forums that there is race. I mean, Im not going to give them a Y- Chromosome variation distribution chart. ;D

[eufrenio]

I don´t like the term "racism". I prefer "ethnocentrism".
Deep down we are all ethnocentric, i.e., we all prefer our own ethnic group. It´s probably genetic.
Racism and anti-racism are just ideologies.
Here´s my definition:
racism: ideology whereby people are supposed to dislike certain people they shouldn´t or have no real reason to hate.
anti-racism : ideology whereby people are forced to like people they shouldn´t like.