AFAM 40B Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Identity Politics, Dorothy Roberts, Hydralazine
9 Sep 2016
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Racial differences between populations shouldn"t be ignored, although race is a politically charged topic, the fear should not outweigh the benefit of looking/researching . Although ideology influences the social meaning of race, it is usually assumed that there is a separate, prior scientific understanding of race that is not contaminated by politics. Interested in the intersection of science and the politics of race in the public debate about race-based pharmaceuticals, especially among aas. Scientific discoveries have been shaped by their interaction with pre-existing ideologies and structures of power, but new forms of science and power emerge simultaneously as well. This scientific debate is occurring in the context of an equally heated battle over approaches to racial equality. Colorblindness and race consciousness compete as major schemes for determining the proper treatment of race in social policy. Advocacy for colorblind policies is often based on the assertion that racism has ceased to the cause of social inequalities.
