SOC 134 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Acting White, Model Minority, Cultural Capital
15 Mar 2017
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Lecture 14 (for previous lecture: swann v. charlotte (1971): supreme court decided forced bussing was appropriate to rid of segregation. White(cid:374)ess o(cid:374) college ca(cid:373)pus"s: nonwhite students often feel isolated and unwelcome in campus dorms, they sometimes receive differential treatment and may be graded lower by instructors, they are confronted by racist jokes, remarks, halloween costumes, and school mascots. What explains educational inequalities: economic inequalities, family dynamics, cultural dynamics, school dynamics. Economics: economic inequality and educational inequality are wound together tightly, students with highly educated and wealthy parents are advantaged, because of racialized economic inequality, black and hispanic parents have fewer resources to invest in their childre(cid:374)"s schooling. Voluntary minorities: historically, certain racial groups were brought to the u. s against their will, while others voluntarily migrated here: economic privileges of voluntary minorities accrued in their home countries, translate to other kinds of privileges.
