Racism a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race Sexism behavior conditions or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sex ID: 399741
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Racism and Sexism: Then and NowSlide2
Racism-
a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
Sexism-
behavior, conditions, or attitudes that foster stereotypes of social roles based on sexSlide3
Racism: Then and Now
Atlantic Slave Trade
Slavery
Fugitive Slave Act
Jim Crow Laws
Segregation- Brown v. Board of EdRedlining/GerrymanderingRodney King‘Unforced segregation’Slide4
Sexism: Then and Now
Roles for women at home- Domestic
Roles for women in the workplace- low wage jobs
Fighting for reform- abolition and voting rights
Seneca Falls Convention
1920- 19th AmendmentRoles for women todaySlide5
Are they problems?
Is the problem of racism in the US mostly a thing of the past?
2. Is sexism still present in today's society?