http://articles.cnn.com/2009-01-07/health/racism.study_1_psychology-new-study-black-people?_s=PM:HEALTH
This article from CNN describes how racism underlies a lot of people, even though they outwardly appear to be tolerant of others. The study it describes was published in the journal Science in 2009.
2--One photograph, painting, drawing, or other visual illustration that best symbolizes the main theme of the chapter (or a part of the chapter that particularly interests you)
3—One video clip that describes/explains a specific concept or theory from your chapter
American Anthropological Association as an introduction to race and where stigmas come from. It is a good start to understanding the racial problems we face today.
4--Two Internet sites (URL and two sentences describing the site) that provide useful information to the reader about the concepts in the chapter (or the part of the chapter that interests you)
Site 1: http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/in.america/black.in.america/
This site is a follow up to the CNN series “Black In America” detailing some of what African-Americans have been through and how they currently live. Although this series has been criticized as being nearsighted, I believe it has legitimate points that show how ethnicity and race do play a role in enforcing the class structure as well as oppressing those who are simply different from others.
Site 2: http://www.pbs.org/race/000_About/002_04-background-02-01.htm
This site is from the PBS and details the origins of racial stigma. I think it is very important to understand the background of where racism and inequality is born to truly be able to handle it in the future.
5--One poem, quote, or song lyrics that represent the feelings you had reading the chapter
The chapter is a dark reality that racism and inequality due to ethnicity still exist today. Stereotypical media portrayals and ingrained racism lead the way for most of America today, even when we deny it as the CNN article suggested. The whole time reading this, I kept thinking, “This is stupid. It should matter? Who the hell cares if someone’s black or white?” Which, naturally, led me to the classic:
"Black Or White"
Michael Jackson
I Took My Baby
On A Saturday Bang
Boy Is That Girl With You
Yes We're One And The Same
Now I Believe In Miracles
And A Miracle
Has Happened Tonight
But, If
You're Thinkin'
About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
They Print My Message
In The Saturday Sun
I Had To Tell Them
I Ain't Second To None
And I Told About Equality
An It's True
Either You're Wrong
Or You're Right
But, If
You're Thinkin'
About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
I Am Tired Of This Devil
I Am Tired Of This Stuff
I Am Tired Of This Business
Sew When The
Going Gets Rough
I Ain't Scared Of
Your Brother
I Ain't Scared Of No Sheets
I Ain't Scare Of Nobody
Girl When The
Goin' Gets Mean
[L. T. B. Rap Performance]
Protection
For Gangs, Clubs
And Nations
Causing Grief In
Human Relations
It's A Turf War
On A Global Scale
I'd Rather Hear Both Sides
Of The Tale
See, It's Not About Races
Just Places
Faces
Where Your Blood
Comes From
Is Where Your Space Is
I've Seen The Bright
Get Duller
I'm Not Going To Spend
My Life Being A Color
[Michael]
Don't Tell Me You Agree With Me
When I Saw You Kicking Dirt In My Eye
But, If
You're Thinkin' About My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Baby
It Don't Matter If You're Black Or White
I Said If
You're Thinkin' Of
Being My Brother
It Don't Matter If You're
Black Or White
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
Ooh, Ooh
Yea, Yea, Yea Now
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo
It's Black, It's White
It's Tough For You
To Get By
It's Black , It's White, Whoo
6-At least two paragraphs that describe why you chose that chapter and the specific supporting materials you included on your page
I chose this chapter because of its relevancy. It's not that I feel other chapters in sociology aren't relevant, I just think that racism has been around for so long and has definitely made strides in overcoming itself from slavery, Japanese interments, Angel Island, etc. Yet in spite of all the challenges minority groups have overcome, they are still oppressed in many forms today, regardless of how many wars we have fought over it or how much blood has been spilled because of it.
Specifically, I chose the article from CNN because I believe it tells us all a little bit about ourselves that we choose to pretend doesn't exist and ignore. Placed in a similar situation as the study set up, would you do something about overt racism? What about aversive racism? The fact is, even if you're not a racist, it doesn't do any good to not be a racist but not to do anything when you have the chance to combat that racism. The video I chose is from the American Anthropological society and I picked it specifically because I think it is something everyone should see. It gives a good overview of what we have done to each other, our fellow man, in the name of being different. It is important for everyone to remember that history. The Picture was chosen because of the quote, again reminding us that racism is only going to be more harmful than any perceived good it would produce.
7-A crossword puzzle or word search with at least 10 concepts (and definitions).
Across
7. process by which a minority becomes socially, economically, and culturally absorbed within dominant society.
8. describes high levels of segregation or patterns of extreme segregation
11. a subtle, covert form of racism
Down
1. group that assigns a racial or ethnic group to subordinate status in a society
2. a social category of people who share common culture, language, religion, norms, customs, or history.
3. a program for racial change intended to reduce job and educational ineqaulity
4. is the process by which a group comes to be defined as a race
5. the belief that one's group is superior to all other groups
6. overt, obvious racism possibly consisting of physical violence
9. perception and treatment of a racial or ethnic group as intellectually, socially, or culturally inferior to one's own group
10. any distinct group in society that shares common group characteristics and is forced to occupy low status in society because of prejudice and discrimination.
12. institutional racism in the criminal justice system that assumes guilt based on race
13. process where some social category takes on what society perceives to be racial characteristics
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