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types of racism  

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  • Racism is a belief that race is the primary determinant of traits and capacities and that racial difference produce an inherent superiority of a particular race. As scholars have studied the concept, they have found it useful to make distinctions about how this manifests itself in today's world; this entry summarizes those categories. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society; Racism, Types of]

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