structural racism

[ struhk-cher-uhl rey-siz-uhm ]

/ ˈstrʌk tʃər əl ˈreɪ sɪz əm /

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noun

racism (def. 2).

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Also called in·sti·tu·tion·al rac·ism

[in-sti-too-shuh-nl rey-siz-uhm, -tyoo-], /ˌɪn stɪˈtu ʃə nl ˈreɪ sɪz əm, -ˈtyu-/, sys·tem·ic rac·ism

[si-stem-ik rey-siz-uhm] /sɪˈstɛm ɪk ˈreɪ sɪz əm/ .

Origin of structural racism

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby structural racism

structural isomer, structural isomerism, structuralize, structural linguistics, structural psychology, structural racism, structural steel, structural unemployment, structure, structured, structured programming

How to use structural racism in a sentence

However, research has placed less emphasis on how aging affects some populations more than others, such as the effects of structural racism and income.
One big hiccup in US efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines? Poor internet access.|By Tamra Burns Loeb, Et Al./The Conversation|February 10, 2021|Popular-Science
Experts consider structural racism, or racism ingrained in social, business, educational and health policy and practice, to be one of the most damaging determinants.
One big hiccup in US efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines? Poor internet access.|By Tamra Burns Loeb, Et Al./The Conversation|February 10, 2021|Popular-Science
Democrats, including former President Obama, have proposed eliminating the filibuster, calling it a relic of structural racism that has been used to thwart civil rights legislation.
Dems win in Georgia, oust Republican who introduced anti-trans bill|Chris Johnson|January 6, 2021|Washington Blade
Unethical medical treatment continues today in inadequate access to health care, denial of health services, and other forms of structural racism in the medical system.
A Model for a Just COVID-19 Vaccination Program - Issue 93: Forerunners|Melanie Moses & Kathy Powers|November 25, 2020|Nautilus

As Jonathan Chait writes in New York magazine, the US Senate is “the most powerful force for structural racism in American life.”
The definitive case for ending the filibuster|Ezra Klein|October 1, 2020|Vox
Cosby conspiracy theorists share a perspective born of a long, pained history of American racism.
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One blames black Americans as a race; the other, racism as a social structure.
No Gods, No Cops, No Masters|James Poulos|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Nor do these studies address the structural and systematic issues that contribute to obesity, such as poverty and stress.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The rule of law, you see, buckles, bends and sometimes crumbles under the weight of racism, sexism, and classism.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Common sense is not a just a normative judgment about wisdom, but a structural feature of any functioning organization.
Red Tape Is Strangling Good Samaritans|Philip K. Howard|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Some structural features not previously used were found to have taxonomic significance.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks|John A. White
Massinger and Field accepted frankly the structural awkwardness of their plot as they had fashioned or found it.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
The structural fault is less surprising when it is ascertained to be fundamentalinevitable in the theme.
The Fatal Dowry|Philip Massinger
Structural wrought iron has a tenacity of 20 to 22 tons per sq. in.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Anatomically we find that we must place man with the apelike mammals, because of these numerous points of structural likeness.
A Civic Biology|George William Hunter