Racism

Question 1

Racism

Answer 1

Blacks: systemic or institutional
Whites: prejudice

Question 2

Race

Answer 2

social construct, human creation.

Question 3

Racial Structure

Answer 3

a racialized social system, awarded systemic privileges to Europeans (whites) over non-Europeans (blacks).

Question 4

Racialized Social system

Answer 4

White supremacy

Question 5

Racial Ideology

Answer 5

racially based frameworks used by actors to explain and justify (dominant race) or challenge (subordinate race or races) the racial status quo.

Question 6

German Ideology

Answer 6

ruling material force of society, is at the same time its ruling intellectual force.

Question 7

Social Contract (Charles W. Mills

Answer 7

a tacit and at times explicit agreement among members of the tribes of Europe to assert, promote, and maintain the ideal of white supremacy as against all other tribes of the world.

Question 8

Racial Identity

Answer 8

the process of development by which individual members of the various socio-racial groups overcome the version of internalized racism that typifies their group in order to achieve a self-affirming and realistic racial group or collective identity

Question 9

Four Frames of color-blind racism

Answer 9

1. abstract liberalism, 2. naturalization, 3. cultural racism, 4. minimization of racism.

Question 10

Liberalism/Liberalism humanism

Answer 10

The core of modernity, philosophical, economic, cultural and political challenge to the feudal order.

• Features: individualism, universalism, egalitarianism, and meliorism.
• a political philosophy or worldview founded on ideas of liberty and equality.

Question 11

Abstract Libralism

Answer 11

using ideas associated with political liberalism. “equal opportunity,” the idea that force should not be used to achieve social policy) and economic liberalism (“choice, individualism) in an abstract manner to explain racial matters.

Question 12

Naturalization

Answer 12

Frame that allows whites to explain away racial phenomena by suggesting they are natural occurrences. Ex: segregation, all colors migrate to theirs.

Question 13

Cultural Racism

Answer 13

Frame that relies on culturally based arguments. Ex: Mexicans don’t consider education. Blacks have too many babies.

Question 14

Minimization of racism

Answer 14

Frame that suggests discrimination is no longer a central factor affecting minorities’ life chances (its better now than it was)

Question 15

Laissez-fare racism/Competitive racism

Answer 15

Modern racism is essentially a combination of “American Creed” with anti-black resentment.

Question 16

Equity

Answer 16

Fairness

Question 17

Equality

Answer 17

Sameness

Question 18

Liberation

Answer 18

Sharing

Question 19

Integration

Answer 19

Still have boundaries

Question 20

Cycle of Inequity, 7 steps

Answer 20

Leads to oppression

Ex: red-lining.