SOC 4443 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Jan Brewer, Scantron Corporation, Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
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Race/ethnicity and the enforcement of criminal law & u. s. immigration law. Critical race theory an intellectual movement that analysis how the law maintains the dominance and privileges of white society and how the law perpetuates the subordinate status of african americans. Does(cid:374)"t (cid:448)ie(cid:449) the la(cid:449) as (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g ratio(cid:374)al or o(cid:271)je(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e i(cid:374)stead it says the law favors the powerful. Derrick bell raises the question maybe the naacp a(cid:374)d (cid:271)la(cid:272)ks should(cid:374)"t have pushed for school integration through the courts. Perspective crt scholars unlike mainstream white scholars take the perspective of racial minorities and use stories to educate the reader on challenges confronting minorities with regard to the law. Racism crt scholars argue that racial discrimination is an essential feature of american society. Construction of race race is socially constructive and does not have a scientific or biological basis. Property argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t that (cid:449)hite ra(cid:272)ial ide(cid:374)tity is a (cid:862)property right(cid:863) that confers white privilege in areas such as housing, education, and employment.