Joe Feagin

Question 1

-Patterns of unjust impoverishment versus unjust
enrichment for some groups over others and their
transmission over time.
-Often taken for granted and appear “race
neutral” yet exacerbate disparities between
groups.

Answer 1

1. What is Systemic Racism?
   SYSTEMIC RACISM THEORY

Question 2

Systemic Racism is perpetuated by the intergenerational transmission of
resources and privilege

Answer 2

SYSTEMIC RACISM THEORY

Question 3

Unearned and unacknowledged advantages accorded to members of
dominant social groups

Answer 3

White Privilege

Question 4

-A set of beliefs, stereotypes, and narratives that reinforce the superiority of white Americans
and justify racial inequality.
-This frame includes both cognitive and emotional elements, such as feelings of entitlement
and fear of racial others, that shape how white Americans perceive race and racism.
-This creates a self-fulfilling prophecy in that inequality is perpetuated and seen as natural or
normal.
-Examples include:
-Stereotyping in Media Representation
-Everyday Language and Microaggressions
-School Curriculum and Historical Narratives
-“Meritocracy” and “Colorblind” Ideologies

Answer 4

The “White Racial Frame” ideology perpetuates US society
SYSTEMIC RACISM THEORY

Question 5

-Even when progress is made, systemic racism adapts to preserve
racial inequality in new forms, such as mass incarceration or voter
suppression.
-The persistence of this racial hierarchy demonstrates the resilience
of systemic racism, even in the face of ongoing struggles for racial
justice.

Answer 5

Changing aspects of Racial Hierarchy
SYSTEMIC RACISM THEORY

Question 6

-Whites are embedded in social networks that offer advantages
such as access to good jobs, educational opportunities, and
health care.
-These social networks help reproduce privilege by passing along
valuable information and opportunities within racially homogenous
groups, perpetuating exclusion of Black individuals from similar
opportunities.
-Networking capital often goes unnoticed as a source of inequality,
but it is a powerful mechanism for maintaining systemic racism by
ensuring white advantage in key areas of life.

Answer 6

Social Networks and Cultural Capital Support Privilege
SOCIAL REPRODUCTION OF
RACIAL OPPRESSION

Question 7

-Institutions, both public and private, are designed to favor white
individuals, providing access to wealth-generating resources like
mortgages, quality housing, and education.
-White-controlled institutions, such as unions, real estate, and
banking, have historically excluded or marginalized Black
Americans, restricting their access to upward mobility.
-These institutional arrangements continue to reproduce racial
inequality, as each generation of white individuals inherits and
controls the very institutions that foster their prosperity.

Answer 7

Racially Structured Institutions Perpetuate Inequality
SOCIAL REPRODUCTION OF
RACIAL OPPRESSION