Definitions
Racism
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
Example of Interpersonal Racism
(personally mediated) occurs between individuals.
This is the bias that occurs when individuals interact with others and their personal racial beliefs affect their public interactions.
In 2013, a national study found that despite equal marijuana use by black and white Americans, _____ Americans were 3.7 times more likely, on average, to be arrested on charges of marijuana possession.
black. Example of color blind policies and racial inequalities in imprisonment
War on Drugs lowered the incarceration rate of Black Americans
False. War on Drugs was a crime policy that stereotyped black Americans as drug addicts and disproportionately targeted black people for incarceration.
Color Blind Policy
Policies that do not explicitly mention "race" but bear racist intent or consequences, or both
Provide two examples of an Institution
Family, Government, criminal justice system, education, economy, environment, family, media, politics.
With the "person group discrimination discrepancy", people typically report ____ discrimination for their group, on average, thank for themselves personally
more. even though it is not possible for all individuals to experience, on average, less discrimination than their group.
Self reported racism was positively associated with increased levels of negative mental health
True. Such as depression, anxiety, distress, psychological negative affect, and post traumatic stress
Critical Race Theory
A transdisciplinary and race-equity methodology used to account for the influences of racism on both outcomes and research processes
Provide an example of an "everyday" discrimination and one example of institutional discrimination.
public encounters eating at a restaurant, at school, walking to work.
racial profiling
Any account of structural racism within the USA must start with the expereinces of _____ people and _____people of North America.
Black People and Indigenous People
Discrimination is an individual matter
False. Discrimination is a historically entrenched cross generational societal phenomenon that creates and preserves privilege for dominant groups at the expense of subordinated groups
Structural Racism
is racial bias among institutions and across society.
This involves the cumulative effects of societal factors, including the history, culture, ideology and interactions of institutions and policies that systematically privilege white people and disadvantage people of color.
Provide an Example of Residential Segregation
Refers generally to the spatial separation of two or more social groups within a specified geographic area, such as a municipality, a county, or a metropolitan area.
1. ___ ___ : meaning mandated by law
2. __ ____: meaning without legal basis but sanctioned by custom or practice
Hint: de facto and de jure
1. de jure
2. de facto
Attribution did not change results in self report assessments of unfair treatment
False. Self reports of unfair treatment (without attribution) are much higher than self reports of unfair treatment attributed to race/ethnicity.