EDUC 3310 Lecture Notes - Critical Consciousness, Melanin
18 Dec 2013
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Why are all the black kids sitting together in the cafeteria by tatum: In her book, daniel tatum describes racism many believe that it does no longer existed after the civil rights era, however this is not true. Racism not an in ideology but a system within institutions as well as the beliefs of individuals. Racial identity development begins as early as preschool socialized with societal norms. At 7th grade students see themselves as who am i and see each other in racial terms: white students do not understand black students, but people do not. After college, individuals re-examine themselves until development: racial development never complete lives evolve. White identity in relation to affirmative action needed due to overtly racist social institutions. No single definitive path for identity development: however common path consists of 3 steps. Unexamined ethnic identity - identity searched achieved ethnic identity. Develops through time in a predictable fashion.
