The Family Roots of Racism: A Toddian Perspective on Japan, Europe, and the US

French anthropologist Emmanuel Todd argues that national racism stems from deep-seated family structures. Egalitarian French families foster a "universal man" concept, focusing discrimination on cultural values. Conversely, the hierarchical "root family" in Japan and Germany drives beliefs in racial purity. The US, with its nuclear family, focuses its racism primarily on skin color, uniting white groups.