Racism is socially learned and reproduced through discourse rather than innate

Evidence

Ethnic prejudices and ideologies are not innate, and do not develop spontaneously in ethnic interaction. They are acquired and learned, and this usually happens through communication, that is, through text and talk. And vice versa, such racist mental representations are typically expressed, formulated, defended, and legitimated in discourse and may thus be reproduced and shared within the dominant group. It is essentially in this way that racism is “learned” in society. — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1055 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Racism uses value hierarchies framed as natural to control and exploit — Rebecca A. Martusewicz, Jeff Edmundson, and John Lupinacci, EcoJustice Education: Toward Diverse,…, 1100; Racism has a cognitive subsystem of shared mental models beyond visible acts — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1054; Racism is learned through discourse, beginning in school textbooks — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1108 (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Racism is transmitted through discourse, not innate #expands (1.00) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1055