Racial Hierarchy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077456 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miri Song (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosr011 |
| OpenAlex | W4248929928 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 6 |
Racial hierarchies are systems of stratification premised upon the belief that some racial groups are either superior or inferior to other racial groups. A racial hierarchy in which white Europeans were deemed innately superior to all other “races” in virtually every respect was crucial for imperialist expansion in all parts of the world, as well as for the creation and practice of slavery. Without the stated belief that white people are superior – intellectually, spiritually, artistically – than non‐white people, it would not have been possible to subordinate and dehumanize conquered peoples
Dehumanization · Hierarchy · Political science · Race (biology · Racial formation theory · Racial group · Racial hierarchy · Racism · Social science · Social stratification · Sociology · White (mutation · Anthropology · Australian History and Society · Gender Studies · Law · Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research
| Citations per year | 0.38 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2023 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |