SOC 1305 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Exploitation Of Labour, Andrew Brimmer, Institutional Racism
14 Mar 2017
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2011: more non-white and hispanic babies were born in the us than white babies. In younger generation, latinos were the largest minority group. Both personal and institutional prejudice and discrimination exist. Tend to focus on hardships of blacks rather than privileges of whites. White privilege rights or immunities granted to people as a particular benefit or favor simply because they are white: many whites don"t recognize their own privilege even if they recognize black disadvantage, examples: Spending time with people of their own race. See characters of their own race on tv/media. Surrounded by those of their own race. Can cash checks and use credit cards without suspicion. Michael omi and howard winant: racial formation sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed. Those in power create distinct race groups and a social structure. One-drop rule : if you had even one drop of black blood, you were black.
