WOMENSTD 220 Chapter Notes - Chapter week 4 pt 2/2: Internalized Racism, Scapegoating, Hypothesis
24 Jan 2018
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The variable race is not a biological construct that reflects innate differences, but a social construct that precisely captures the impacts of racism. A gardener"s tale: two boxes: one with fertile soil, one with rocky soil. The red flowers in the fertile soil thrived while the pink flowers in the rocky soil struggled: the gardener prefers red flowers over pink flowers thus plants the red flowers in fertile soil and pink flowers in. Personally mediated racism can be intentional as well as unintentional, and it includes acts of commission as well as acts of omission. Poor or no service, failure to communicate options, shopkeeper"s vigilance; everyday avoidance e. g. , purse clutching, street crossing, surprise at competence, stifling of aspirations. The use of hair straighteners, bleaching creams, etc. The normative aspects of institutionalized racism are illustrated by the initial preference of the gardener for red over pink.
