Lec #20: Racial framework and its limitations

Question 1

What is racial framework? what is the key problem?

Answer 1

• the constructs of whiteness and blackness are the defining poles of racial meaning especially in the U.S.
• the key problem is b/c they are keeping everything b/w those 2 categories of black and white and nothing else
• so its only based on black and white categories

Question 2

what do we need to consider to move beyond black/ white framework?

Answer 2

• When children from different ethnicities hangout and become friends they don’t see each other as different but more the same and there is no discrimination between them because it’s a cultural growth
• If there is more interaction b/w races there will be less discrimination

Question 3

what are the different racial groups found in america?

Answer 3

• white
• black
• african american
• american indian
• asian indian
• chinese
• filipino
• japanese
• korean
• vietnam
• native hawiian
• pacific islander
• samoan etc

Question 4

how does ethnicity and race intersect?

Answer 4

• Ethnicity is used to categorize groups of people based on notions of similarity and difference as well as on common history, culture, and social ties
• Race is more about skin color and external differences
• ethnicity shows more heritage and external differences

Question 5

how does race and work intersect?

Answer 5

• people are racialized to the extent that they have minimal control over their position in the labor force and in the nation
• Conversely, Puerto Ricans and African Americans were racially banned from unions, restricting them largely to “unskilled” positions.