race relations

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race relations

the social relations between ethnic or racial groups.
the academic study of these social relations.

In sociology, ‘race relations’ has focused upon the effects of DISCRIMINATION and RACISM on groups which have been singled out for such treatment, and also on the political struggle against racism. However, the use of the term ‘race relations’ is controversial on two main grounds. First, some sociologists argue that the term lends credence to the biological conception of race, which has no clear scientific foundation. Secondly, it can be argued that ‘race relations’ is not a distinctive area of social relations but can only be understood within the wider context of political and ideological processes and social relations in general.

Collins Dictionary of Sociology, 3rd ed. © HarperCollins Publishers 2000

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