Racism is the ideological component of a racially stratified society

Paper requirements

This paper should attempt to answer, through the lens of concepts covered in this

class, a question that interests you about the social world. The paper should be 7 – 10 pages double-spaced.

Question to be answered…

Why is integration of public school so difficult to accomplish in the United States?

Concepts covered throughout class

Racism is the ideological component of a racially stratified society.

Racialization

Segregation

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Macro vs Micro

Causes of segregation

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Class

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Racial discrimination

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Obviously, wealth / income matters greatly for where people live.

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Discrimination has become more subtle, but still exists.

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Racialized preferences are embedded in the housing market, therefore causing and perpetuating

segregation without anyone intending to be discriminatory.

Neighborhood Racism

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Karyn Lacy (University of Michigan, Blue-Chip Black)

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In her interview with upper middle-class black families, she found that:

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Families also deal with competing impulse of wanting to live in predominantly

black neighborhood to insulate themselves and their children from everyday racism.

Spacialization

Class vs. Race

Fair housing act 1968

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Passed in the aftermath of MLK assassination

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Makes it illegal for sellers and real estate agents to refuse to sell or otherwise discriminate home buyers on the basis of race and other protected status

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Strengthened the Dept of Housing and Urban Development

Types of Racism

Scientific / biological (17th c. to WWII)

Cultural (1960 – present)

Colorblind (1960 – present)

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