Defining terminology Race Belief that observable differences in skin color and other perceived physical attributes are connected to other differences between people believed by many to be biological but really there is nothing biologically different about people of different races ID: 459817
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Race, Bigotry, Prejudice, Racism
Defining terminologySlide2
Race:
Belief that observable differences in skin color (and other perceived physical attributes) are connected to other differences between people; believed by many to be biological, but really there is nothing biologically different about people of different races.
Race is a social construct,
but its
effects
(both positive and negative) are very real.Slide3
Race as a Social Construct-- what does that mean?Slide4
Michael Eric Dyson
on the
Colbert Report
Now, watch historian Michael Eric Dyson interviewed by Stephen Colbert on the Colbert Report. How does he define prejudice
and racism?
http://www.cc.com/video-clips/pajwaw/the-colbert-report-michael-eric-dysonSlide5
Bigotry and Prejudice
Prejudice:
Learned
prejudgement
based on stereotypes about a social group that someone belongs
to
.
This is individual; we all have learned prejudices
.
Bigotry: Intolerance toward those who hold different opinions than oneselfSlide6
Discrimination
Unfair action toward a social group and its members that is based upon prejudice about that group. Discrimination occurs at the individual level.Slide7
Oppression
Prejudice + discrimination + POWER = oppression
One group is able to
enforce
its prejudice and discrimination against another group
throughout society--
(it is no longer individual)Slide8
Racism
A form of oppression in which one racial group dominates others. In the United States, the dominant group is white, therefore racism is
racial and cultural prejudice and discrimination, supported intentionally or unintentionally by institutional power and authority, and used to the advantage of whites and the disadvantage of people of color.
In other words, its
oppression
based on race.Slide9
What does racism look like in the United States today?Slide10Slide11Slide12Slide13Slide14Slide15Slide16