(CO611) Chapter 4 - Terms Flashcards
Chapter 4: Understanding Racism, Prejudice, and White Privilege
Racism
The systematic subordination of members of targeted racial groups who have relatively little social power by members of the agent racial group who have relatively more social power.
prejudice
An antipathy or negative feeling, either expressed or not expressed, based on a faulty and inflexible generalization that places a group of people at some disadvantage that is not merited by their actions.
Institutional racism
The manipulation of social institutions to give preferences and advantages to whites, and at the same time restrict the choices, rights, mobility, and access of people of color.
Self-regulation of prejudice
When a low-prejudiced person has a negatively implicit evaluation of an outgroup member.
Cultural racism
The belief that the cultural ways of one group are superior to those of another.
stereotype
An undifferentiated, simplistic attribution that involves a judgment of habits, traits, abilities, or expectations assigned as a characteristic of all members of a group.
Authoritarian personality
A psychological theory of prejudice derived from the work of Adorno et al. (1950) that views prejudice and racism as one of various characteristics of a global bigoted personality type.
implicit bias
Negative cognitive racial attitudes and attributions that are held unconsciously that can serve as powerful detectors of racial biases.
Rankism
The persistent abuse and discrimination based on a power differential in rank or hierarchy.
institution
Refers to societal networks that covertly or overtly control the allocation of resources to individuals and social groups.
white privilege
The benefits that are given to white Americans of European descent automatically on the basis of their skin color.
Dominative attitudes
The belief that majority group members should be allowed to dominate those who are culturally diverse.
Conflictive attitude
Held by individuals who, although they would not support outright racism or discrimination, oppose efforts to ameliorate the effects of discrimination, such as affirmative action.
Integrative attitudes
Characteristically pragmatic in the approach to race relations. Individuals tend to have a sense of their own identity as whites and at the same time favor interracial contact and harmony, believing racism can be eradicated through goodwill and rationality.
Reactive attitudes
Involves a rather militant stand against racism. Categorically, these individuals tend to identify with people of color, may feel guilty about being white, and may romanticize the racial drama in addition to being very sensitive to situations involving discrimination.
