racialization

American  

[rey-shuh-lahy-zey-shuhn] / ˌreɪ ʃə laɪˈzeɪ ʃən /

especially British, racialisation

noun

1. an act or instance of viewing and interacting with people from a racist perspective, or of being viewed and interacted with in this way.

   The assumption that terrorist acts are perpetrated mainly by Islamists is part of the racialization of Muslim and Arab-looking people.

2. the act or process of causing an institution, system, area of activity, etc., to be influenced or controlled by a racist perspective.

   Housing reform is another area that needs targeting, including measures to eliminate the racialization of lending practices.

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Etymology

Origin of racialization

First recorded in 1915–20; racial ( def. ) + -ization ( def. )

Example Sentences

Not leaning on any one interpretive framework that might exclude relevant factors, Bonhomme considers the highly intersecting and variable impact of colonialism, racialization, gender roles and attitudes towards the human body, and, most strikingly perhaps, class, specifically in its intersection with race.

From Salon

One of the things I really appreciated in this book is the combination of class, which is something that is so rarely frankly discussed in North American discourse, with racialization and gender issues.

From Salon

Our survey found significant evidence of the racialization of anti-abortion politics on the American right: More than a third of Trump voters embrace white supremacist values.

From Salon

The survey found significant evidence of the racialization of anti-abortion politics on the American right, via the mainstreaming of white supremacy.

From Salon

This month, he criticized Gigi B. Sohn, Mr. Biden’s nominee to the Federal Communications Commission, for playing into “this weird racialization of American political rhetoric in the last few years.”

From New York Times