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What term describes the systemic nature of racism involving laws and policies that uphold racism in society?
What term describes the systemic nature of racism involving laws and policies that uphold racism in society?
Which of the following represents a type of racism that involves societal laws and policies?
Which of the following represents a type of racism that involves societal laws and policies?
Which term best describes the racism embedded within social practices and institutional frameworks?
Which term best describes the racism embedded within social practices and institutional frameworks?
In the context of racism, which of the following concepts involves the internalization of societal norms that perpetuate racial discrimination?
In the context of racism, which of the following concepts involves the internalization of societal norms that perpetuate racial discrimination?
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What term refers to the combined and overlapping factors of different types of racism that result in social inequities?
What term refers to the combined and overlapping factors of different types of racism that result in social inequities?
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What term refers to the ongoing system that perpetuates the genocide and repression of indigenous peoples?
What term refers to the ongoing system that perpetuates the genocide and repression of indigenous peoples?
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Which term describes the process of deriving economic value from the racial identity of another person?
Which term describes the process of deriving economic value from the racial identity of another person?
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What term signifies segregation enforced by specific laws or public policy?
What term signifies segregation enforced by specific laws or public policy?
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Which term is defined as the discriminatory practice of denying services based on neighborhood classifications?
Which term is defined as the discriminatory practice of denying services based on neighborhood classifications?
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What definition applies to the concept of 'race' as a social construct?
What definition applies to the concept of 'race' as a social construct?
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Which of the following best represents the concept of 'De Facto Segregation'?
Which of the following best represents the concept of 'De Facto Segregation'?
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How is 'ethnicity' defined in relation to culture?
How is 'ethnicity' defined in relation to culture?
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What concept implies that racial distinctions cue socioeconomic status?
What concept implies that racial distinctions cue socioeconomic status?
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Study Notes
Systemic Racism
- Systemic racism refers to the embedded and pervasive nature of racism within the structures and institutions of society.
- It encompasses laws, policies, institutional practices, and cultural norms that contribute to the ongoing discrimination and marginalization of racialized groups.
- Systemic racism operates at multiple levels, including individual, interpersonal, institutional, and structural.
- It perpetuates inequalities in areas such as healthcare, education, employment, housing, and criminal justice.
- This form of racism goes beyond individual prejudice and reflects the historical and ongoing power imbalances that favor dominant groups.
Systemic Racism
- Also known as institutional racism, it encompasses laws, policies, institutional practices, and norms that uphold and reproduce racism in society.
Settler Colonialism
- An ongoing system of power that perpetuates genocide and repression of Indigenous peoples and cultures.
Doctrine of Discovery
- European powers acquired titles of land they “discovered” after arriving and claiming it.
Race
- Is socially constructed; a process connected to social, economic, and political factors that shape how racial categories are created.
Racialization
- Designating people by race, implying their position in a social hierarchy. It is a social process.
Racial Capitalism
- The process of deriving social and economic value from the racial identity of another person.
Redlining
- Discriminatory practice in which services are withheld from potential customers who reside in neighborhoods classified as “hazardous” to investments.
Race as Class
- Race is used to cue socioeconomic status.
De Jure Segregation
- Segregation by intentional government action, Segregation by law and public policy
De Facto Segregation
- Practices implemented by a private company or organization, arising from societal norms and behaviors.
Migration
- Someone who is moving from place to place (within his or her country or across borders) usually for economic reasons such as seasonal work.
Immigration
- Someone who makes a conscious decision to leave his or her home and move to a foreign country with the intention of settling there.
Imperialism
- State policy, practice, or advocacy of extending power and dominion, especially by direct territorial acquisition or by gaining political and economic control of other areas.
Border Imperialism
- Entrenchment of controls against migrants who are displaced as a result of the violences of capitalism and empire, and subsequently forced into precarious labor as a result of state illegalization and systemic social hierarchies.
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This quiz explores the concept of systemic racism and its pervasive influence on various societal structures. Understand how laws, policies, and cultural norms contribute to the marginalization of racialized groups and the inequalities observed in areas such as healthcare and education.
