The belief that some traits and behaviors are innate and biological in humans rather than the effects of the culture, environment, etc.
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Racial essentialism
The belief that some traits, abilities, and characteristics are innate biological differences between racial groups.
Racialized medicine
Racialized medicine is the practice and belief by the scientific and medical community that a biological notion of race is important for understanding and treating health conditions. The practice diverts attentions and resources away from social determinants of health that cause gaps in health between different racial groups.
Race
Race is an inaccurate social and political idea about why groups of people look and act differently that was created without a modern scientific understanding of why people look or act differently.
Ethnicity
Ethnicity is a social group a person belongs to, and either identifies with or is identified with by others, as a result of a mix of cultural and other factors including language, diet, religion, ancestry and physical features traditionally associated with race.
Racism
Racism is not legally defined. There are many types and levels of racism. In general, racism is distinguished from prejudice in that racism is prejudice and other manifestations of bias directed towards members of historically marginalized racial groups by individuals from more societally and contextually privileged racial groups.
