Racialization

Pronunciation: /ˈɹɑˈsiaɪeɪˈɫɪzˈætˈaɪˌɑn/

Racialization (noun)

  1. The process of treating people as belonging to different races and linking those groups to different traits or values.
  2. How society turns differences into “race” categories that affect treatment, opportunities, and power.

Examples

  • The policy led to grouping by race in everyday services.
  • Some people criticize grouping by race because it oversimplifies identities.