Anthro 205 1st Edition Lecture 10Outline of Last LectureI. Race vs. BiologyII. Social RealityIII. Health DifferentialIV. RaceOutline of Current Lecture I. Racisma. Social realityb. How does it functionc. The new Jim Crowd. What makes it acceptablee. War on drugsf. ReportsII. What do we mean by racism?Current LectureBeyond Race as Bad Biology: Mass incarceration, disenfranchisement, and racismRacism:- 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 CrowThese 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 movemento Rules laws legal discriminationo Today – Mass incarcerationo 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 apartheido Individual responsibility?- War on drugso Whit youth uses more drugs than colored youth, but colored youth is held accountable more often.o 4/5 for position of marijuanao 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
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