Consider a society that enacts legislation that only allows members of a particular racial group to hold public office; this system further solidifies the categorization of people into distinct groups. This would be an example of:

Racialization

Explanation:

The concept of racialization is also known as ethnicization. It involves the process of giving ethnic or racial identities to a relationship or group that hasn't identified itself as such. When enacting legislation that can only allow members of a particular racial group to hold public office and that categorises people into distinct group, it's a practical example of RACIALIZATION.

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