ANTH 1003 Final: Final Exam Study Guide (108 on Midterm)
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There is no essence of whiteness, there is only the historically contingent constructions of that social location. Irish and italians: roma, white appalachians (white trash, visible race is mitigated by social, cultural, and economic factors, but their inferior social and economic standing keeps them separated as a group. Their whiteness makes it okay to stereotype and make jokes. Individual racism: personal prejudice beliefs and discriminatory actions based on race: what most people think of when they think of racism. Institutional racism: patterns by which racial inequality is structured though key cultural institutions, policies, and systems: include education, health, housing, employment, the legal system, law enforcement, and the media o. Cajun and creole identities- understand the difference between these, as well as different aspects: creole, creole acquired modern meaning in nola after la purchase. From beginning of european settlement in la a cate of creole developed- creole referred to all persons with non-indigenous ancestry who were born in new world.
