Lec #20: Racial framework and its limitations Flashcards

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What is racial framework? what is the key problem?

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

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  • 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
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what are the different racial groups found in america?

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  • white
  • black
  • african american
  • american indian
  • asian indian
  • chinese
  • filipino
  • japanese
  • korean
  • vietnam
  • native hawiian
  • pacific islander
  • samoan etc
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how does ethnicity and race intersect?

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  • 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
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how does race and work intersect?

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  • 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.
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