Social Inequality Part 2 Flashcards
Kill the Indian in the child was a quote that references what
A dominant culture of the fact that lets strip the children of their offensive indigenous ways
When European nations develop military or political control of non European territory for the purpose of economic exploitation is referred to as
Global structure of colonliasm
What involves the permanent settlement of colonizers and their descendants
Settler colonialism
what were the impacts of global structure of colonialism
This involves colonial structures developing a military control of non European territories for exploitation
The impact
Was globally distributed inequalities, by traveling to different continents their exploitationary plans led to racism in equality throughout the world
They hada huge impact on the life outcomes of Indigenous lives in Canada, through forcing their own ideals through residential schools, stealing lands, cultural genocide of the Indigenous people.
What was the dominant ideology that justified colonialism
The ideas that theses people were barbaric, uncivilized and lacked emotional capacity, intelligent laws, government or ways of living. So therefore they need to be managed
Secondly, that these cultures untouched, rich and still in their primitive like endangered animals in a zoo need to be maintained and remain untouched, leave them in their fundamentally nature existence without European politics
Although these concepts lead to dehumanization of the colonized but their approach to justification differs from that of the black slavery justification
What did Franz Fanon regards as the justification for the dominant structure of colonialism
He emphasized the two elements that both dehumanized the colonized differently
One being the construction of the subjects as uncivilized and babaric
The second the construction of colonial subjects as pre cultural, untouched by European politcs. Frank said this was like a form of jealousy from the Europeansof how they still existed in their original, simple natural practices
A race based discrimination that occurs when organizational policies and practices systematically discriminate against people of some racial groups is called
Institutional racism
How does scientific racism differ from institutional racism
Scientific racism is the cultural narrative that justified racism.so although the structure through emancipation, suffrage, and education were structures that all caused significant changes to slavery but despite that due to racial wage and other cultural narrartive still in place, racism was still maintained
While ion institutional racism although there might be an absence of prejudicial attitudes about race race based inequality is still being reproduced because of the institutions , structures and rules in place
What the example of the welfare system that took Indigenous children form their homes to white homes signify in our study
Institutional racism
What would be an example of a macro, meso and micro analysis of racism discussed in class
Macro- police brutality across America
Meso- du Bois analysis of reconstruction of racism after the abolition of slavery
Micro- double consciousness
The soul of black folk was propose d by
Du bios
What did du Bois mean by black Americans experience double consciousness and how does this relates to Meads concept of the generalize other
Black Americans experience 2 levels of consciousness
The first being one’s self and one’s own self understanding, that is who you are as a person, your own understanding of self and who you believe you are as a person
While the other consciousness is that of how one is perceived, either by being white or the other dominant white culture. Similar to the generalized other, how you think the other white see or perceive who you are
According to du Bois, when you are a raciaized person, your reaction to situations is not how you as your first consciousness would normally act but what how you think you should be expected to act, in such a way that the white are would see you or consider you as normal
So for example in Du Bois’s case, while researching his PHD at Harvard, there were very few people commenting on what his work was, the influence his work and his methodologies, it was more on the fact that he was black. So his first consciousness of self was rarely brought out or the topic of discussion it only revolved around his second consciousness of being a black student at Harvard studying a phd not just being a student at Harvard
So in essence a racialized person is always confronting with how they are perceived by the dominant culture and how they should be regarded or act to conform to the ideals of the generalized other, so as not to get judged
What is the meaning of veil that du Bois mentions in souls of black folk
When you are not white, the racial categorization obscures the ability of others to view you as a person, because you are into seen as a certain racial category. So to escape the fact that you are anything more than your colour is almost impossible
Black American are born with a veil and gifted with second sight in this American world- a world which yields him no true self consciences, but only lets him see through the revelation of the other world this statement by Dubois means what?
Blacks have no true self ciunsicuncess
Because who they are seen as is not who they are but by the racial characterization of being black
And so they can only see themselves as being black, because they believed the generalized other only sees them as being black and therefore they can only be seen as black and not their true counsciounsess
For example, Barack Obama being seems as the 1st African American presidents, yes it is a notable thing in history to be known but why does it always have to be said. His individuality and person as a man, husband and father is often not talked about as compared to being referred to as the 1st black American president. Blackness over individuality
In opposition to Justin Trudeau, no one would refers to him as the 44th White Canadian Prime Minister, whiteness almost lends a door to invincibility, such that by virtue of being white does not lead to any conception or need to be pointed out. He is just a man who is the prime minister, his racial category is not subjected or regarded as something that needs to be pointed out
An umbrella term that refers to gender based inequality is called
Patriarchy
