Racism is a term that is often used to describe a variety of social, culture and economic problems

... Stapleton 1 Samantha Stapleton Professor Nowlin English 121 November 30, 2004 Racism is a term that is often used to describe a variety of social, culture and economic problems, but has, unfortunately, acquired "so many contradictory meanings that it takes on the aura of a myth," it has become increasingly difficult to define (de Benoist, 1999, p. 11). Although the term wasn't officially featured in the Larousse Dictionary until 1932, racism had been a dark cloud hanging over the global horizon for centuries (de Benoist, 1999). Before delving into the complex concept of racism, it is recommended that the student who is writing on this topic first consider the notion of race, which has been described as "a group of people with the same physical characteristics and with notable cultural and social similarities" (Vorster, 2002, p. 296). Whenever there are people of different cultural and social characteristics introduced into the mix, a recipe for

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