Nov 11 Flashcards
whose idea does critical consciousness come from?
Paulo Freire (Brazilian philosopher)
inspired by ideas of Marxism and Frantz Fanon
critical consciousness
how oppressed or marginalized people learn to CRITICALLY ANALYZE their social conditions and ACT to change them
tool for liberation
2 aspects of critical consciousness
- REFLECTION
^becoming aware of social and political conditions in which we live
- ACTION
^actively seeking to change these social and political conditions
breaking down critical consciousness even further
- critical reflection
- critical motivation
- critical action
critical reflection
process of LEARNING to QUESTION social arrangements and structures
critical motivation
perceived CAPACITY and COMMITMENT to address perceived injustices
critical action
action taken to reduce social inequities
relations between CC dimensions
multiple ways to think about this, no set order
typical:
1. reflection
2. motivation
3. action
OR:
1. motivation
2. action
3. reflection
OR:
1. reflection
STUDY SETUP and QUESTION: examples of different patterns of CC among Black youth
N = 604 Black teens (m = age 15)
what are the patterns of CC among Black youth?
PATTERNS OF CC: examples of different patterns of CC among Black youth
- pre-critical bystander (62.7%)
- liberated actor (19.9%)
- pre-critical actor (10.8%)
- a-critical bystander (6.6%)
patterns of cc: pre-critical bystander
low critical reflection
low critical agency
lowest critical action
patterns of cc: liberated actor
high on all three
high reflection, agency and action
patterns of cc: pre-critical actor
low reflection
low agency
high action
patterns of cc: a-critical bystander
super low critical reflection
low critical agency
low critical action
why zoom in on CC action in particular?
- most research on CC focuses on reflection
^ NOT ENOUGH focus on WHAT people are ACTUALLY DOING to combat and dismantle structural barriers
- actions are what will lead to a more JUST SOCIETY
- action as a COPING strategy for marginalized youth
^ way of processing what one has been through, while simultaneously promoting change
quote on how action is a coping strategy for marginalized youth
“a revolutionary act of self preservation in direct response to broadly under-acknowledged conditions of sociopolitical inequality”
3 main factors that may lead to MORE ACTION among youth
- instances of discrimination
- ERS socialization
- youth’s ERI
3 patterns of CC expression in Black youth - do these people differ in their…
- experiences of discrimination
- identity
- parental ERS
liberated actors (high reflection, motivation and action) are set apart because…
had:
- higher CENTRALITY and private regard (PRIDE) than pre-critical groups
- also reported HIGHEST STRESS from exposure to CULTURAL RACISM compared to all other groups
pre-critical action (low reflection, motivation and high action) also received the least…
cultural socialization from parents
these youth engage in action
BUT never had messages growing up around their group’s history, values, traditions
therefore, are low in reflection and motivation
may not be connecting their action to history of their group engaging in activism and fighting for civil rights
other precursors to action
- PARENTAL CIVIC MODELING
^ parents being active themselves - voting, community organizing, doing charitable work, protesting etc
- CRITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS/POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION
^ explicit messages around importance of being civically & politically engaged
- INTERGROUP DIALOGUE
^ may promote more reflection and greater solidarity & ally-ship
predictors of critical action in white populations
WHITE GUILT can exacerbate OR diminish the impact of SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY and CIVIC EFFICACY on action
- for people with HIGH and MEDIUM civic efficacy, as their GUILT increases SO DOES their ACTION
- for people with LOW civic efficacy, then no matter how guilty they feel, WON’T engage in action
experiences of personal ethnic-racial disc not as relevant for white people
civic efficacy
belief that you have the ability to make change
facilitators of youth action
- compared to adults, have LARGER SOCIAL NETWORKS - conduits for idea transmission
- more TECHNOLOGICALLY SAAVY and innovative - social media literacy helpful in activism/another channel for it
- more TIME and BANDWIDTH - less responsibilities, more changes to take risks
