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

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

This makes for potent storytelling, especially when those involved are reckoning with and surviving racialization and xenophobia, putting them in the position to fight against it internally and externally to preserve their humanity.

From Seattle Times

As we explore in our book, the racialization of white Jews fueled interests among white Jews to join Blacks in the struggle to end racial segregation.

From Salon

I don’t think I realized just how extreme the Kardashian-Jenners’ racialization and commercialization of Black culture was until after I’d stopped watching the show.

From Slate

Looking back, Wailoo now realizes he grew up at the “high point of the racialization of menthol smoking.”

From Los Angeles Times