AMCULT 303 Study Guide - Final Guide: Multiracial, Interracial Adoption, Lyndon B. Johnson

• School: U of M
• Department: American Culture
• Course: AMCULT 303
• Professor: Evelyn Alsultany

Document Summary

Proponents state that overcoming centuries of white affirmative action can only be corrected through continued affirmative action. Opponents argue that the practice is outdated, no longer needed, and provides an unfair advantage to people of color. Alien term used to refer to a non- citizen; of foreign nation or allegiance; strange, foreign, not of one"s own. Authenticity - the idea that there is a genuine of real embodiment of a racial of cultural identity (see performativity). Blood quantum - measurement of native american ancestry that determines membership into tribes and therefore access to land. Distinct and inconsistent logic compared to the one- drop rule. Colorblindness emphasizes individual rights and interests in order to promote a meritocracy. It is often criticized for downplaying the persistence of institutionalized racism. Ethnicity the grouping of humans according to a common regional, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin. Human categorization based on cultural background or regional, tribal, religious, linguistic.