Permanence of Racism
Racism is a _______, rather than peripheral part of US society
Central
Attitudes, beliefs, and values commonly preserved as the societal norm
Dominant Ideologies
People of color achieving civil rights victories because that victory still benefits white people
What is interest convergence?
What is another theory that coincides with race as a social construct?
Michael Omi and Howard Winnet’s theory of racial formation
Justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society.
What is social justice?
What concept has been a driving factor in racism in the United States?
White Superiority
What is the connection between dominant ideology and race/class?
The dominant ideology reflects the ideals and beliefs of people of power. In other words, dominant ideology reflects the dominant race and class.
The Supreme Court case Bell referred to when explaining interest convergence. Bell argued “cannot be understood without some consideration of the decision’s value to whites..."
What is Brown vs. Board of Education
How do Omi and Winnet classify racism as “centuries of systemic exclusion, exploitation, and disregard of racially defined minorities” in what country?
The United States
A tool of storytelling to legitimize the experiential knowledge of people of color
What is counterstory?
American society operates on the foundation of what historical period of oppression?
Racially based slavery
Give an example of a dominant ideology.
That was a good example!
Give a recent example you have seen in the media
Thank you for that example, great job.
What are the outcomes of unstable and “decentered” complexes of social meanings?
Social Constructs
Give an example of a counterstory
Thank you for your participation!
What structures contain assumptions of White superiority?
Educational, Legal, and Political
What does a truly equal opportunity world look like?
See page 11 of Martinez's Counterstory text
The man attributed of coining the term "interest convergence"
Who is Derrick Bell?
Race as a social construct plays heavily into what structure in the United States?
Political
What are the four principals of social justice?
Equity, access, participation, and rights
What has caused people of color to develop methods and methodologies to use as coping mechanisms and navigation strategies?
Experiencing systems of racism and oppression
What service do paradigms play to dominant groups in the US society?
Page 11 of Martinez's Counterstory states "paradigms act as camouflage for the self interest, power, and privilege of dominant groups in US society"
Explain in more detail why Brown vs. Board of Education truly is an example of interest convergence.
- foreign policies were likely the driving force behind the decision
- Communist China and the Soviet Union shed light on the police brutality and lynching going on in the United States, therefore undermining the democratic state of the country
Even though there is no scientific evidence that race is a biological determinant, humans still tend to do what?
Categorize, or taxonomize, humans based on race
According to Soloranzo and Yasso, CRT and counterstory contribute to a vision of social justice with what goals?
- eliminating racism, sexism, and poverty
- empowering subordinated minority groups