CAS SO 207 Chapter Notes -Honorary Whites, Social Fact
11 Mar 2014
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Not white or black, but in between: latinos and asian americans expanding the. Collective black : what is the position of honorary whites, colorblind racism"s ideology, ignore references to color and communicate racism through code words ( welfare mothers ) and minimizes significance of systematic racism and instead. Blames the victims for problems: bonilla-silva identified four frames of colorblind racism: Abstract liberalism an individualistic discourse which evaluates people"s success or lack thereof as a result of their individual motivations, talents and free choice, downplaying any structural limitations ( i don"t see color ) Naturalization views social facts such as racial segregation as race- neutral results of human nature and a benign desire for people to be with others more like themselves. Cultural racism interprets a social fact such as racial differences in income as a result of cultural factors not having to do with discrimination. Such as lack of work ethics, education, or family values anything but race.
