One cause of racism according to a feminist's perspective.

Feminists believe racism can start through being ill informed during the process of socialization. As a child grows, they learn to either trust their guardians or turn from them. If a child trusts the judgment of parents that espouse racist beliefs, they will believe what they say, sometimes blindly. They are not taught to hate. They are given reasons to continue to. That is the legacy they pick up from their parents. If they are …

…respect for others, black parents also understand that black children must learn much more than the values of the white majority. In raising their children, black parents generally employ and pass on a "double consciousness," in which the values that seem to be promoted in the larger society must be evaluated at two levels -- first a general level, and then a second level, which takes into account the reality of racism and minority status.