Racialize
Pronunciation: /ˈɹeɪʃəɫˈaɪˈzi/
Racialize (verb)
- To treat people as belonging to different races and to explain differences between them as if they were caused by race.
- To turn social differences into ideas about race, so that race becomes the main way people are understood.
Examples
- The policy racializes people by race, not by individual needs.
- They racialize students by race, which can harm fairness.