SOCI 2200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Color Blindness, Class Discrimination
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Leaves people without a language to talk about racism. Lack of diversity, feel unwelcome perpetuate a cycle. 3 reasons offered: color blindness, overt is less common. Tendency to see racism only when it is overt. But a subset of them carry negative emotions. Cumulative effect that can take a form of bullying, annoyance, insults, etc. Day to day strain that voice is not equal. Feel like don"t have any contributions: seeking students as knowers about race. Focus groups, to ensure trust worthy back 2 groups. 9 themes in campus racial climates: cross race consensus regarding institutional negligence, race as a 4 letter word and advoidable topic, self report of racial segregation. Disappointed that not able to interact with other races. Most felt expected to talk about race without any help. Latino and n. amer = grat to attend school. Modest in comparison to black peers: gaps in social satisfaction by race, reputational legacies for racism.
