Relationship between Scientific Racism and Classical Concept of Race

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Introduction
The following paper aims to ventilate the opinions about the relationship between
scientific racism and the classical concept of race. The race and racism have a huge impact on
the several issues in society. The differences are made both in the psychological and
physiological levels of human beings (Bobo 1999). The human beings at all levels of the
community have suffered this evil impact of racism several times. This is why several people
across the world have been tortured and been the victims of racism within society. The
discriminations have been made in the community based on the skin color and the gender of the
people for a long time now. So this kind of exploitation of the people should not be tolerated at
all. This has created a sort of mental stress among the people as well. This becomes quite
problematic for the minority inhabitants of society.
Scientific racism is one of the most important matters for the overall understanding of
racism within the constraints of modern society (Bobo 1999). The scientific racism is considered
as a kind of pseudoscientific belief that can be related with the racial discriminations within the
community. The superiority and inferiority among the minds of the people are one of the most
interesting matters. Some of the ideas regarding the scientific racism had received a prominence
within the society, but in the current times, its popularity has not been that much. The concept of
anthropology is very much associated with this matter of scientific racism since the physical
harassments have been very popular (Brattain 2007).
In recent times, UNESCO has released the statement by making the declaration that the
idea of the myth of race and biological notions of competition should be made distinguished for a
better understanding of the people. In this paper the relationship between the classical concepts
of race and scientific racism should be established. The several issues within the traditional idea

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of scientific racism would be discussed in detail in this paper. This would give the readers a
fairer idea on how to show the approach in this topic.
The classical concept of race
Racism should be taken as a poison that has been harming society in many ways. The
aboriginal people are present in many countries in the current times like Australia, Canada, India
and many others. The contribution of social media to this problem is immense as well. This is
why the young people within the society are affected mainly owing to the racism in the current
times (Brattain 2007). However, the impacts of racism have been noticed in the sports as well.
Especially in football all over the world and the NBA Basketball league in the United States of
America the evil impacts of racism have been noticed. Several Afro-Americans play in the NBA
Basketball league, and they have been the victims of racism from time to time. The international
football parent organization FIFA has also advertised to stand up against the evil of racial
discrimination properly. This factor is an outcome of the intolerance of some people within the
society who do not think about the social harmony at all.
The impacts of racism on society and the communities are massive since some people
often make personal attacks on the victims based on their skin color and other issues. Apart from
the skin color issues, the impact of racism are also felt through the different issues like gender
diversity and sexual preferences as well (Brattain 2007)..On the contrary, several people are
happy with these differences and they defend this kind of difference since they believe it will
help to create a sense of harmony among the people as well. Through the classical concept of
racism, it can be stated that religion has also been used as a weapon for creating the racial
barriers within the people. This is why some of the critics have argued that all these issues have

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contributed mainly to the development of the racial issues within the society. It has also been
acknowledged that the personal attacks on the people might cause a sense of disruption as well.
This is why the approach of these people should have to be changed. The consequences of these
differences can be immense (Brattain 2007).
The classical concept of racism also takes into consideration the issue of the
discrimination against the minority people within the society because of their poor economic
condition. This is a poor approach to the situation by the people. It is the responsibility of the
government to make some laws regarding this practice. Only then some positive steps could be
taken (Brattain 2007). The ethnicity, background culture and the race are some crucial
parameters by which the harmony of the society is measured. The modern people in the
community have somewhat progressed to think of this matter in a trifle way, but the concern
remains whether the psychological impacts of racism can ever be erased from the minds of the
people. The people who have become the victims of the racism in during sometime have faced
the harsh aspects of life. The racism is the crime when thought about their impacts on personal
levels. Some strict laws should be made to find the offenders and punish them effectively.
The psychological impacts of racism
The race is a valid concept in the modern context, but the critics have argued about the
proper management of the situation. The comments and opinions of the victims suggest that it
has been a traumatic issue for them from several viewpoints (Todorov 1993) At first, the victims
have lost their faith and self-confidence entirely leading to the breakdown. The everyday racism
is much sinful.. This would lead to adverse effects in the minds of the people. According to the
critics, all types of people belonging to all the streams of the society are quite common but