racism
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racism
An ideology or worldview that divides people into supposed 'races' based on external characteristics or their origin, ranks them hierarchically, and derives unequal treatment or discrimination from this.
Gesetze gegen Rassismus sollen die Gleichbehandlung aller Menschen sicherstellen.
Laws against racism are intended to ensure the equal treatment of all people.
The ending '-ismus' often marks a worldview, a political ideology, or a scientific doctrine in German. When you see this ending, it is usually an abstract concept.
Der Kapitalismus prägt viele moderne Gesellschaften.
Capitalism shapes many modern societies.
'Rassismus' (racism) is often used with certain verbs and prepositions. Typical phrases are 'Rassismus bekämpfen' (to fight racism), 'Rassismus erleben' (to experience racism), or 'der Kampf gegen Rassismus' (the fight against racism).
Viele Organisationen engagieren sich im Kampf gegen Rassismus.
Many organizations are involved in the fight against racism.
Adjectives are often used to describe the type of racism more precisely. Common combinations are 'alltäglicher Rassismus' (everyday racism), 'struktureller Rassismus' (structural racism), or 'institutioneller Rassismus' (institutional racism).
Die Studie untersucht, wie struktureller Rassismus das Bildungssystem beeinflusst.
The study examines how structural racism influences the education system.
discrimination
'Rassismus' and 'Diskriminierung' both have to do with the unfair treatment of people. 'Diskriminierung' is the broader term: people can be disadvantaged because of origin, gender, religion, age, or other characteristics. 'Rassismus' is a specific form of this. In racism, people are divided into groups and devalued because of origin or external characteristics. Learners may confuse the words because racism often leads to discrimination. In practice: every racist form of disadvantaging is discrimination, but not every case of discrimination is racism.
In der Schule sprechen die Jugendlichen darüber, wie Rassismus im Alltag entstehen kann.
At school, the young people talk about how racism can arise in everyday life.
Paula meldet die Diskriminierung, weil sie wegen ihres Alters keine Chance auf die Stelle bekommen hat.
Paula reports the discrimination because she was not given a chance at the job because of her age.