‘…In other words, there is no scientific basis for the concept of race and, as a result, racism must disappear. A few years ago, I would have argued that by making this statement I had properly discharged my role as a scientist and a citizen. And yet, though there are no races, racism certainly exists!’ (Wieviorka, 1995). Racism is a term that has been contaminated and overused over time. It has a complexity of meaning and …showed first 75 words of 3198 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3198 total…upon attributes that are common to all forms of racism. However, it cannot be overlooked that when using his definition of racism we need to be sensitive to the context in which it is used. Any definition of racism needs to be situated historically, ideologically, economically and geographically in order to be able to comprehend the full meaning and purpose of the concept in the variety of contexts in which it is so often used.