FEM 1100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Internalized Racism, Institutional Racism, Societal Racism

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 1100
• Professor: Corrie Scott

Document Summary

Oppression isn"t usually about a single force of barrier, but a group of barriers. The idea of the bird in the cage, and the barriers that make up the cage. Some barriers are not necessarily oppressive (like the lines on a road that stop cars from going on the other side) Systemic racism (video: what are the four levels of racism smooth discusses? a. b. c. Interpersonal racism: when we act out our internalized racism on each other. It doesn"t allow to have a real convo about racism. Explain in your own words, using examples drawn from the text: the article is not s. a, most of the people are white, and they were usually talking about themselves saying i this and i that, i"m not racist . I have a black friend : she adds i think when you make race . It is uncomfortable for white people, this is written from a white perspective.