SOCI 1101 Lecture 6: Racist America
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Racist america: foundation for racism, property is the main object of society, natural law b. i. Justified the enslavement of africans, genocide of native americans, and subordination of women b. ii. Dehumanization is its psychological dynamic: every aspect of society is shaped to some degree by core racist realities, effects of a racist foundation, system of slavery stimulated economy, generational wealth b. i. Vast amount of people who have wealth now can trace their ancestry back to slavery: colorblind racism d. Races oppress themselves because history has taught them that they should be oppressed; do it subconsciously: divides collaborative efforts, class divisions between poor whites and blacks a. i. Though they re of the same social class, racism still exists: division between black and white feminists b. i. Females view themselves as superior to females of other races: resisting systemic racism, continuous resistance since the inception of racism a. i.
