AAS 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Racialization, Wok
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Garner : race is not a biological essence, but socially created from interpretations of physical differences, meanings of race are specific to time and location and can change, race and racism are structural. Not just individual actions: racism includes denying access to resources and easier access for certain groups. (cid:862)ra(cid:272)is(cid:373) is p(cid:396)i(cid:373)a(cid:396)ily a(cid:374) u(cid:374)e(cid:395)ual collective powe(cid:396) (cid:396)elatio(cid:374)ship(cid:863) (cid:894)6(cid:895), three elements of racism, according to garner (11). A set of ideas where human race is divisible into distinct races. Forms of discrimination that lead to mass murder: race is a social construction, but not imaginary; has concrete impacts on everyday life, meanings of race constantly change through processes of racialization. Omi and winant : race is not a biological essence, but rather a social construct. Racial p(cid:396)oje(cid:272)ts do (cid:862)ideologi(cid:272)al wo(cid:396)k(cid:863) (cid:373)aki(cid:374)g li(cid:374)ks (cid:271)etwee(cid:374) st(cid:396)u(cid:272)tu(cid:396)e a(cid:374)d representation. Structure political, social structure such as laws and public policy. Representation perceptions or ideas about a particular group of people.
