... reification is. Reification is the act of treating an abstract relationship as though it were a concrete entity. In Dr. Weisband's lecture he refers to this as to "thingify" because the word "rei" is Latin for thing. To thingify, we are taking an inanimate object or concept such as race or gender and putting a label or stereotype on it and attempting to ... religion had, they began to form a hatred towards them because of their own self contempt. Hate can also be a result extreme anxiety. Martha Nussbaum's writing in Unit 2 helps explain emotional origins of reification. She explains th...

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... police and are these ethnic minorities facing longer sentences in the courts. It is common fact that people have different experiences of the criminal justice system depending on their ethnic origins, for example Black people are four times more likely to be stopped and searched by the police than a white person in Britain today (Home office statistics 2000). Is this because ... . So even from the simple example of employment inside the system it is clear to see that "race" does affect the way people are treated by the criminal justice system. Word count 2005 ...

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