When an individual acts on personal prejudiced beliefs and discriminates against someone based on imagined differences between them, this is referred to as what kind of racism?

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Individual racism refers to discrimination based on personal prejudices and beliefs. It is often perpetrated by individuals without the involvement of larger organizations or institutions. This is opposed to institutional racism which involves the policies, practices, and systems of institutions that result in differential treatment and outcomes for different groups. Colonialism refers to the political and economic rule of one country by another, and profiling refers to the act of using someone's attributes to make assumptions about their behavior or characteristics, which can be linked to racism but is not a specific type of racism in itself.

When an Individual Acts on Personal Prejudiced Beliefs and Discriminates