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Race and Structural Racism

Race and Structural Racism. The power of an illusion. How many races exist in the world today?. How many races exist in the world today? 1 - humans. Is race biological?. Is race biological? No, there is no biological basis for race.

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Race and Structural Racism

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  1. Race and Structural Racism The power of an illusion

  2. How many races exist in the world today?

  3. How many races exist in the world today? 1 - humans

  4. Is race biological?

  5. Is race biological? No, there is no biological basis for race.

  6. Which two people would have more genetic variation, a Korean and an Italian, or a Korean and another Korean?

  7. Which two people would have more genetic variation, a Korean and an Italian, or a Korean and another Korean? We can expect to see the same or more variation between the two Koreans than between the Korean and the Italian.

  8. Does racism exist?

  9. Does racism exist? Absolutely. There is no genetic basis for race, but it does exist in our social structure.

  10. The Paradox of Race • Biological myth, but social reality

  11. The Paradox of Race • Biological myth, but social reality http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Trenton-New-Jersey.html

  12. The Paradox of Race • Biological myth, but social reality http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Trenton-New-Jersey.html http://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Pennington-New-Jersey.html

  13. How many races exist in the world today?

  14. How many races exist in the world today?

  15. How many races exist in the world today?

  16. How many races exist in the world today?

  17. How many races exist in the world today?

  18. How many races exist in the world today?

  19. How many races exist in the world today?

  20. Every society defines race in their own way

  21. American society tends to define race by the color of your skin

  22. Brown eyes v. Blue Eyes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BrFHq-t2VY

  23. Why do we continue to have racism if so few people identify as racist? • Answer = structural racism • The structure of our society is such that people can be wildly disadvantaged without others even noticing • This doesn’t have to be a conscious effort • Racial motivations aren’t necessary to end up with racist results • Certain racial groups are still the most disadvantaged, whether intentionally or not • So…what do we do about this? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3cGfrExozQ

  24. What do you think of Freeman’s proposal?

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