Racialism

Racialism is the controversial belief in the existence and significance of racial categories, the existence of which are themselves often disputed. Although the term is sometimes used in contrast to racism, especially in academia, it is generally used synonymously with racism.

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In separatist identity politics, the term may be used to emphasise perceived social and cultural differences between races. Separatists may say that although they do not see themselves as superior to - or feel hatred towards - other races, they nevertheless believe that the races should not live together (see white separatism and black separatism). In this context the Rastafari and other organisations for black nationalism advocate that racialism facilitates "racial pride" and cultural rebirth.

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Racialists often cite purportedly scientific works such as Race, Evolution and Behavior by J. Philippe Rushton, IQ and the Wealth of Nations by Richard Lynn, and The Bell Curve by R.J. Herrnstein and Charles Murray. Rushton's work in particular is sometimes described as scientific racism by critics, and is regarded by David Suzuki and others as pseudoscience, or as otherwise errant .

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Racial: redirectRace (classification of human beings)...

Racism: Racism refers to beliefs and practices that assume inherent and significant differences exist between the genetics of various groups of human beings; that assume these differences can be measured on a scale of "superior" to "inferior"; and that result in the social, political and economic advantage ...

Academia: Academia is a collective term for the scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole. The word comes from the akademeia just outside ancient Athens, where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. The sacred space had formerly bee...