Yes it is

I believe that it is

I think so yes. Nobody is born a racist

there was study done that recognises childs responses to the different colours of skin. the majority of the chidren moved away from children that had different skin colour to that of their own. A child will always go with things that are fmialiar...therefore they will always be less inclined to speak to soembody who is of a different colour (even though this is simply a change in our skin colour due to differering environmental conditions, such as sunlight intensity, thus increasing the protection in the layers under the epidermis) Therefore a childs reaction and thus its devleopment will always be inclined to trust and react in a non analytical manner to individuals who are of the same colour/region/facial structure (all of which have been shown or hypothesis to be a charateristic that has been devleoped through late evolution.) I think therefore the answer is no, it is quite natural to only want to interact with individuals who are similar to ourselves...it is jsut basic nature, but through time we should have significant guidance from our parents to see that is simply jsut a skin colour, but I think those hindrances on our part will always be there to not wnat to interact with people who are unlike ourselves

I believe it is so....

That would depend on how one defines racism. People in general, women more than men, and children in particular, identify with and generalize the familiar. It's just apart of how we're wired, and also how children learn. All peoples have an inherent tribalism, that naturally produces an "us-them" view of things, and in all primitive societies, the word for "us" translates essentially as "people" and "them" translates as "not people". This can certainly be unlearned - or rather counter-balanced with learning and a breadth of experience, especially broad ranging travel and immersion into an alien culture or two. But the concept of "us" and "them" depends not so much on race or skin color, but of what is normative where you grow up. If that place is a racially mixed (and social distributed - i.e., negroe doesn't = servant, and Mexican doesn't = gardener) but culturally homogenous environment, the concept of "us" will not be based on racial factors. But there still will be a concept of "us" and "them" based on other perceived and real distinctives. The more odious forms of bigotry develop out of a sense of threat and/or injustice (real or imagined) -- be it the perception that the "thems" are "the haves" and are keeping "us" "the have nots" down, or the perception that the "thems" "the have nots" are fighting the obvious natural order of things in which "we" are "the haves" and are on top. (I should point out that the racism of Nazis, past and present, is of the first kind: they see themselves as the oppresse and dispossessed but rightful masters who have been and are still being robbed of their birthright by the "thems" who are the robbing "haves". The modern KKK is the same: an association of loosers who blame the "thems" for their being losers.) The thing is, you find this dynamic even in the attitudes of both sides on the culture war: whatever the differences are between the urbane, metro secular, social liberal and the typical evangelical middle American cultural conservative, race isn't a factor between them, at least not their own. Yet these days the language, the vitriolic derisiveness, the knee-jerk contempt, the outright mocking disdain each side has for the other is far more pronounced than what exists today between blacks and whites - or even between blacks and Asians.

partially. I have no doubt that chhildrem emulate the actions and sayings of their parents. A child growing up in a household where racial slurs and hatred is prevelant might very well (but not necessarily) develop those same mannerisms and ideals. But deep down we all have some primal form of racism. It is a survival instinct we carry from when we lived in tribes. Man naturally is drawn to others that look like himself and share his ideals and also fear and distrust those who look differently. We have to overcome that primal instinct since it doesnt benefit us today and look past stereotypes and misplaced hatred.

Basically yes. There have been studies done using children, watching their behaviour around other children of differiing colours, until they are given reason to think of any of the group as different, their behaviour is the same towards any one, but if you take the time to think abaout 'behavoural attitudes' children in particular are very cruel if they want to be, racism is only one form of their vitriolic attitude, if they see any child as being different , eg: over weight, dirty, ugly, deformed, they can very quickly unite agains that 'outed' or 'different' person, making cruel and viscous comments, so in reality, where does racism start, perhaps from seeing some behavoiur that is different than the majority of the group exhibt, there by allowing a cause for a pecking order to establish, and a 'quarantee' affect to take place?.

Absolutely. Stick two toddlers in a room and they will play regardless of race. I noticed this with my nephew at Chuck E. Cheeses, and he was not used to different races. They all played (about 3 sociological races, you know race isn't biological) quite well the whole time. Not every human exhibits racism. It isn't instinctual or inherent; thus, it must be learned.

Definitely. It's not natural to hate people only based on their color or ethnicity.