Question

Sociologists refer to the process by which something or someone is perceived as having racial characteristics as _____.

Answer 1

c. racialization -  Also known as ethnicization, it is process of assigning (forcing) ethnic or racial identities on  a group, practice or relationship. The one who assigns the identities usually  does so to signify dominance. For example the British  in India practiced racialization with the Indians in their own country for the purpose of establishing dominance over  them. Interestingly, the peopl that are racialized gradually start  identifying with the forced identity and eventually become a self-ascribed race.