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ethnicization

ethnicization

9.0
A process of making a place or group focused on ethnic identity
  • noun
  • /ˌɛθnɪsɪˈzeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : etnicización
  • The ethnicization of the community has created a stronger sense of belonging among its members.
  • ethnicization process
  • ethnicization policies

Examples

  • The international and domestic events of the 1914-1923 decade pulled the ethnicization process among immigrants in different directions.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The government attempted to fulfill, in education at least, its dual commitment to modernization and ethnicization.

    Academic text (1993)
  • The process of ethnicization has become even more dynamic than described in this article.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The internal dynamics, resources, and histories of the group were in themselves of major consequence in the process of ethnicization.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Since such relationships are often competitive and conflictual, contestation is a central feature of ethnicization.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Another point on the temporal axis that affected the process of ethnicization was the generational transition.

    Academic text (1992)
  • To meet the challenge, the Israeli establishment decided to hasten the ethnicization of the Druze.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Where encounters were frequent and intimate, as in industrial cities, the process of ethnicization was accordingly intensified.

    Academic text (1992)
  • To shift the discussion to the spatial dimension, striking differences in the process of ethnicization can be attributed to varying patterns of physical settlement.

    Academic text (1992)
  • Lacking political clout through the party system, the Druze are all the more dependent on the state and its ethnicization policies.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

racialization
vsethnicization
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Treating people or groups as different because of race, often causing unfair treatment

focuses on defining things by ethnic identity rather than by race

Antonyms

To make something available to everyone

Surface Forms

ethnicization singular

Morphology

ethnicization = ethnicize (transparent) = ethnic + ize + ation

Formed from 'ethnicize' + '-ation' (i.e., -ize + -ation), so the noun clearly denotes the process of making something ethnic.

Etymology

Ethnicization comes from ethnic, which goes back to the old Greek ethnos meaning 'people' or 'nation', plus the endings -ize ('to make') and -ation ('the act of'). So, ethnicization is the process of making something defined by a group's culture or origin, which is why we use it for changes that focus on ethnic identity.