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'''Xenophobia''' describes ''a fear and hatred of those who are perceived to be foreign, strange, or dangerous, that is often reflected in anti-immigration rhetoric.'' - Asian American Activism: The Continuing Struggle <ref>https://blogs.brown.edu/ethn-1890v-s01-fall-2016/glossary/</ref> | '''Xenophobia''' describes ''a fear and hatred of those who are perceived to be foreign, strange, or dangerous, that is often reflected in anti-immigration rhetoric.'' - Asian American Activism: The Continuing Struggle <ref>https://blogs.brown.edu/ethn-1890v-s01-fall-2016/glossary/</ref> | ||
Xenophobia differs from racism, which has a broader meaning set that includes believing that racial differences produce superiority for some and inferiority for others. Although they are similar, it is possible to be both xenophobic and racist. | |||
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Xenophobia describes a fear and hatred of those who are perceived to be foreign, strange, or dangerous, that is often reflected in anti-immigration rhetoric. - Asian American Activism: The Continuing Struggle [1]
Xenophobia differs from racism, which has a broader meaning set that includes believing that racial differences produce superiority for some and inferiority for others. Although they are similar, it is possible to be both xenophobic and racist.
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