Racism

... GCSE R.E Coursework Part A Racism Dictionary definitions or racism * The belief that race accounts for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. * Discrimination or prejudice based on race. * The belief that people's qualities are influenced by their race and that the members of other races are not as good as the members of your own, or the resulting unfair treatment of members of other races: Racism can be observed in many different ways. The band for how these forms can be observed is very wide. It can range from name calling by different races, for example people of Asian origin are often called 'paki's' and people with Chinese or Japanese appearance may be called 'chinks'. The most common form of mild racism are white people feeling that they are 'better' than a black person and consequently call them a 'nigger'. Many white

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