TOPIC 2 - CULTURAL ANTIPATHY

Question 1

What is cultural antipathy?

Answer 1

The negative attitudes people have about a group of individuals. A deep dislike for people of other cultures in the form of negative beliefs or attitudes.

Question 2

What are microaggressions? (see readings)
Why are they problematic?
How are microaggressions viewed differently from majority and minority perspectives?

Answer 2

Microaggressions are explicit racial derogation characterized primarily by a verbal or non-verbal attack meant to hurt the intended victim through name calling, or negative racial insults to the target.

They are problematic because they are tied to privilege, and because they aren’t always conscious in how the majority see show they treat minorities.

Majority identities don’t always see it as a problem. They use it as a defense mechanism.

Question 3

What is the difference between prejudice and racism? (see readings)

Answer 3

• The difference according to Higginbottom & Anderson is that racism is based on the idea of some people believing in superiority of races whilst prejudices are preconceived notions or opinions based on personal experiences. Whilst racism is a direct and harsh attack towards another race, prejudices can also be directed towards a minority group outside of race, such as women or members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Question 4

How is cultural antipathy connected to ethnocentrism?

Answer 4

Ethnocentrism is related to believing that your race is superior over other races—–Cultural Antipathy is the actual enacting of the way you feel towards groups you mark as “other”

Question 5

What is prejudice? Discuss the Five-Phase Model for Expressing Prejudice. Give examples of each stage.

Answer 5

• Anti-Locution: Using an expression that demeans a group of people— Ex: Bad mouthing, verbal abuse, spiteful gossip, anti-jokes etc.
  
  • Avoidance: Desperately avoiding the disliked group
  • Discrimination: Preventing opportunities for undesirable groups, grant opportunities for desirable groups
• Attack: hate speech, assault, bullying, SA
• Extermination

Question 6

Is prejudice conscious? Why or why not?

Answer 6

Not all the time; it is based on stereotypes, what you think in your head, what your families attitudes were towards the race/ethnicity while growing up.

Question 7

How is privilege tied to prejudice? What are the effects of privilege?

Answer 7

• People who have privilege don’t realize they have it and it can cause microaggressions (tied to prejudice)
• The effects of privilege are selective perception, the ability to accentuate differences and the way in which they underestimate out-group differences

Question 8

How are other types of privilege executed (e.g. weight privilege, age privilege)?

Answer 8

• Weight: “healthy, desired” form of thin
  
  • sexuality: the opportunities granted to heterosexuals as they are the dominant identity
  • able bodied: handicapped people (ramps), aright-hand privilege
  • Religion: “Happy Holidays” vs “Merry Christmas”
    Gender: Higher salary and wages for men

Question 9

How can you work to combat antipathy and privilege?

Answer 9

• Develop awareness