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エスニシズム

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Meanings

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noun

ethnicism

A sociological term referring to ethnic consciousness, identity, or the ideology emphasizing ethnic affiliation. Used in academic or formal contexts.

エスニシズムの高たかまりが政せい治じに影えい響きょうを与あたえている。
The rise of ethnicism is influencing politics.
この論ろん文ぶんではエスニシズムとナショナリズムの関かん係けいを

分ぶん

析せき

する

。

This paper analyzes the relationship between ethnicism and nationalism.

Similar words

エスニシティ
エスニシティ (ethnicity) refers to ethnic identity or group membership, while エスニシズム (ethnicism) is the ideology or consciousness emphasizing ethnic affiliation.
ナショナリズム
ナショナリズム (nationalism) is broader, often tied to a nation-state, whereas エスニシズム focuses specifically on ethnic identity.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'ethnicism', itself derived from 'ethnic' + '-ism'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in academic Japanese.