Racism is best defined as
a. discrimination against people based on their skin color or ethnic heritage.
b. stereotyping people on the basis of personality traits.
c. evaluation of one's own group as better than others.
d. categorizing people into groups based on genetic factors.
Answer: a. discrimination against people based on their skin color or ethnic heritage.
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