Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Race vs Biology II Social Reality III Health Differential IV Race Outline of Current Lecture I Racism a Social reality b How does it function c The new Jim Crow d What makes it acceptable e War on drugs f II Reports What do we mean by racism Current Lecture Beyond Race as Bad Biology Mass incarceration disenfranchisement and racism Racism Social reality How it functions in our society What does the term racism mean and how does it function today Legal expertise The New Jim Crow These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute o Colbert Report on the Book Michael Alexander o Civil right movement o Rules laws legal discrimination o Today Mass incarceration o Beyond racial discrimination No OBS We don t refer to racial discrimination in the same way It s not explicit but people end up in the same hole What makes this acceptable o Worst than South Africa apartheid o Individual responsibility War on drugs o Whit youth uses more drugs than colored youth but colored youth is held accountable more often o 4 5 for position of marijuana o 1 5 for use of marijuana Human Rights country report 2014 states that the criminal justice system in the U S A is flawed due to its disregard towards minorities o Harsh sentences largest incarceration in the world largest percentage o 1 9 U S prisoners is serving life sentence o Racial disparities African Americans are 4x more likely to be prosecuted for drug use o High rates of sexual abuse in prison people don t care What do we mean by racism Individual prejudice What makes these definitions more useful A system of beliefs interwoven with material conditions and interests What is antiracism Any action whether intended or not that reinforces and reproduces racial inequalities which are ultimately structured around disparities of power It s not just ideas it s also about power Racism vs prejudice Ferguson stats OBS Racism isn t static it changes Nobody wants to be labeled as a racist Today racism seems neutral
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