borderism

English

Etymology

From border +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔːdərɪzəm/

Noun

borderism (uncountable)

1. (sociology) A form of racial discrimination faced by those who disregard the colour bar.
   • 2000, Heather M. Dalmage, Tripping on the Color Line: Black-white Multiracial Families in a Racially Divided World‎, Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, page 41:

     Ironically, if race were natural and essential, individuals would not have to engage in borderism. The act of borderism is one of the many ways in which individuals construct or "do" race.