INSTITUTIONAL RACISM

Question 1

• In his book The New Racism, Barker (1981) argued that

Answer 1

old, biologically informed expressions of racism were rearticulated to become more acceptable in public

Question 2

conservative segments of British society developed a code language that allowed them to talk about “race” in a way that left an avenue for denying accusations of racism. WHAT AUTHOR SAID THAR

Answer 2

Barker (1981)

Question 3

• Margaret Thatcher’s 1978 speech targeting Pakistani

immigrants was

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didn’t have biological referents and instead focused on the cultural differences.

Question 4

For Henry and Tator (2010), Democratic racism in Canada includes

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colour blindness,
equal opportunity,
victim blaming
multiculturalism

Question 5

Satzewich and Liodakis (2013) are critical of these

broad definitions of racism, based on the following:

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1. the arguments attach simple motivations to complex ideas
2. tend to essentialize the category of whiteness and homogenize the category other races
3. no clear division between “old” and“new” versions of racism

Question 6

arguments about Organized racism include:

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• the white race isunder attack

* where the line should be drawn between the principle of freedom of expression and hate speech

Question 7

Institutional racism is when

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polices, practices, and procedures may appear
neutral but have a disproportionately negative effect on
racialized individuals and groups

Question 8

Institutional racism can take 3 forms

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1. assumptions about the social capacities of ethnic groups can inform social policies
2. Certain policies and programs are racist in origin and they continue to exist
3. Certain policies or programs that may seem neutral put racialized group members at a disadvantage

Question 9

Certain policies and programs are racist in origin and they

continue to exist…give an example of such program

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the Caribbean and Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program

Question 10

Certain policies or programs that may seem neutral put racialized group members at a disadvantage…give an example of this kind of program

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zero tolerance policies

racial profiling

Question 11

Systemic racism are

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• Range of practices and rules that privilege those
already in power
• Privilege remains invisible, because whiteness
operates by being entirely normal and natural

Question 12

The residential school system characteristics

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• “Killing the Indian in the child”
• aggressive assimilation
• child labour
• little to no education value

Question 13

Define Aggressive assimilation

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• Program of separation, re-socialization and, finally,
assimilation through enfranchisement
• Christian conversion and moral indoctrination

Question 14

Racism within university settings according to Dua (2009) …

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administrators are either
unwilling to address issues of racism when they arise, or
are defensive in their responses

Question 15

Racialized communities are under-policed when their
members are victims and over-policed when their
members are suspected as perpetrators …T or F

Answer 15

TRUE