SOC216H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Multiculturalism In Canada, Color Blindness, Scapegoating
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Critical race theory: race is socially constructed, in part by law. Meaning making that humans do, collectively, to invent race (as, supposedly, a human trait) and define racial groups. In other words: legal, social, political interpretations of race. Power is always in race , more power typical to the white race: owning other people by law. Indians(natives) would be governed by the states in history: we are not only talking about race we are talk about intersectional, crenshaw came up with this concept, she said: It"s not only about race its about class, age and people lives experiences. Why: address inequality( we need to know where these inequlites are happening like the tronton police not treating blacksother races with the same respect, serive econ+ political interests of power ( works are getting racializes, control+ oppress/empowerment. Cultural (inaccurate) means: we are dividing race from our beliefs , values and customs, many including political like donald trump, scapegoating of the powerful.
