Test Bank for Race and Racisms A Critical Approach Brief 2nd Edition by Tanya Maria Golash-Boza

BoisemStatemUniversitymSpri
ngm Semesterm 2023

Teacher:mProfessormCarolinamValderramamEm
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SOC105
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Notes

Weekm1


“Arem Youm Anti-Racist?”m -Jamesm Mulholland

● Differentmtypesmofmwhitemsupremacymandmracism
● Onlym33%mofmTrumpmvotersmthinkmthem“N”mwordmsaidmbymamwhitempersonmismracist,m18%mt
hinkmwhitempeoplemsayingmitmaremamracist
● SuggestsmfivemquestionsmtomdeterminemhowmwemunderstandmracialmdynamicsminmthemUS
○ AremyoumwhitemlivingminmormraisedminmUS?
○ Domyoumbelievemwhitempeoplemandmculturemaremsuperiormtomothermpeoplem
andmcultures?
○ Domyoumbelievempeoplemofmcolormgenerallymhavemthemsamemresources,mrights,m
andmadvantagesmasmwhitempeopleminmthemUSmtoday?
■ Yesmmeansmpassivemwhitemsupremacist
○ Domyoumbelievemracismmismprimarilymanmactmofmintentionalmdiscriminationmormabuse?
■ Yesm meansm passivem racist
○ Domyoumbelievemwhitempeoplemhavemamresponsibilitymtomworkmwithmpeoplemofmcolo
rmtomdismantlemwhitemsupremacymandmaddressmhistoricminequities?
■ Youmaremanmanti-racist
■ Ifmyoumexpressmracistmattitudesmandmbehaviorsmacknowledgemitmandmmovemon
● Doesn’tmmakemyoumfree,mmakesmyoumaware
● Dismantlingmwhitemsupremacymisminternalmandmexternal
● Challengemassumptionsmaroundmyou,mworkmwithmothers
● Challenge,m protest,mlegislate,mteach,m heal

, ● Askmothersmthesemfivemquestions
● Don’tmwastemtimemarguingmwithmwhitemsupremacists,mspendmti
memproddingmpassivemonesmandmracists
● HelpmmorempeoplemanswermFivemwithmam“yes”


HowmammImAddressingmWhitemSupremacy?m-mSophiamLi




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,Becomingm Anti-Racistm -m Dr.m Andrewm Ibrahim




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WhitemFragilitymIntro

● Whitempeoplembenefitmfrommseparationmandminequalitymbymrace
○ Feelmentitledmtomadvantage
○ Racialmstamina?m(Abilitymtomwithstandmracism?)
○ Whitempeoplemviewmchallengemtomracialmworldviewsmasmchallengemtom
ourmgoodness/morality
○ Ledsmtomanger,mfear,mguilt,marguing,msilence,mwithdrawal
■ “WhitemFragility”
● Triggeredmbymdiscomfortmandmanxiety,mbornmofmsuperiorityma
ndmentitlement
● Powerfulmformracialmcontrolmandmprotectionmofmadvantage
○ Beliefmthatmonlymbadmpeoplemaremracist
○ Understandingmracismmismamsystemmhelpsmtomfixmownmracialmpatterns
○ “Whitemprogressivesmcausemthemmostmdailymdamagemtompeoplemofmcolor”

, ■ Definedmasmwhitempeoplemwhomthinkmtheymaremnotmracistmormlessmracist
m ormalreadym“getmit”
■ Spendmmoremtimemtellingmothersmwe’remnotmracistmthanmbeingmantiracist


WhitemFragilitymChapterm1

● Firstmchallenge:mNamingmourmrace
● “Ourmopinionsmaremuninformed”
● Racismmismnotmalwaysmintentional
● Exploringmculturalmissuesmismhardminmwesternmculturembecausemofmindividualismma
ndmobjectivity
○ Objectivitymsaysmwemcanmbemfreemofmallmbias
○ Individualitymsaysmourmgroupmmembershipsmaremirrelevantmtomourmopportunitiesma
ndmtheremaremnomintrinsicmbarriersmtomindividualmsuccess,mandmfailuremcomesmfro
mmanmindividual
○ Wemaremtaughtmmeaningmofmdifferentmsocialmgroups
○ Prettym meansm nothingm withoutm ugly
○ “Exemptmfrommracismmbecausemofmthismstrugglemormthatmstruggle”
○ Bettermtomaskmyourselfm“ImammwhitemandmImhavemhadmXmexperience.mHowmdidmXms
hapemmemasmamresultmofmalsombeingmwhite”
○ Setmasidemyourmsensemofmuniqueness
○ “Whymdoesmthismunsettlemme”
○ Pagem42-43mwithmthemquestions


RacemIATmTest

● Moderatelymprefermwhitempeoplemovermblackmpeoplemaccordingmtomresults
● Don’tmtrustmitmbecausemitmmightmbemtruemitmmakesmsomemsensembutmitmbasedmonmampatternmt
hatm impickedmupmquicklymandmthemdisabilitymonemsaidmIm‘Slightlympreferredmablembodiedmp
eoplemtomdisabledmpeople”


BreakmthemSilencemShortmFilm

● “Welcomemtomourmworld”mremindsmmemofmmymgrandma
● Comfortmzone,mhavingmthemconversations,mrelatesmtomthemimages