Chinese people were subjected to anti-opium laws and policing when white people were frequently not policed for this same behavior. Importantly, laws restricting people's ability to use opium was only...

Chinese people were subjected to anti-opium laws and policing when white people were frequently not policed for this same behavior. Importantly, laws restricting people's ability to use opium was only restricted after white people started to use it as a way to maintain boundaries between Chinese people and white people. Which of the following terms helps us to understand the mechanisms through which society maintains social order and cohesion, including in racialized ways like this?