09 UIC Pa'lante Conference Sonia Oliva
•Download as PPT, PDF•
1 like•71 views
This document summarizes an ethnographic study conducted at a racially diverse Chicago public high school to understand tensions between Latino and Black students. The study found that a fight between a Mexican and Black student that was racialized actually stemmed from non-racial reasons related to gang affiliation and masculinity. By examining the process by which the fight became racialized, the study challenges the concept that violence between racial groups is solely racially motivated. It concludes that race is often used as a scapegoat to explain tensions that have deeper roots in issues like poverty, lack of respect in schools, and the need for school reform.
Report
Share
Report
Share
Recommended
09 Palante Oliva
This document summarizes an ethnographic study conducted at a Chicago public high school to challenge explanations of Latino/Black tensions being solely due to racial motivations. The study examined a "big fight" between a popular Mexican student and his Puerto Rican friend against a Black gang. While initially seen as racially motivated, the study found tensions stemmed from multi-dimensional factors like economic conditions, racial ideologies, identity, interpersonal reasons, masculinity, and gang affiliations rather than just race alone. The conclusion calls for addressing larger social issues like poverty and promoting respect in schools rather than scapegoating tensions only on race.
Cartoon
This document discusses cartoons and their influence on culture and society. It describes how cartoons can be used as educational tools but can also promote stereotypes. Cartoons vary between cultures, depicting different aspects of food, sports, music and traditions. While cartoons aim to entertain children, they can also influence children's behavior, school performance, and social development. The document concludes that cartoons play a fundamental role in society and are an easy way to educate and entertain people of all types.
Racism
Racism involves denigrating or hating individuals or populations based on their ethnicity, beliefs, or other attributes. It has existed throughout human history and can target any person or entire population. Racism can generate hatred and strife and has even led to deaths. Some ways to address racism include promoting human rights and teaching positive values about diversity from a young age.
Ethnicity
This document summarizes key themes in the representation of race according to Alvarado's Theory from 1987. It identifies themes of certain racial groups being represented as exotic, dangerous, humorous, pitied, or sexualized. It also discusses tokenism and how conflict is often characterized through binary opposition between ethnic groups and wider society, emphasizing difference and stereotypes.
Race and ethnicity
Race and ethnicity are used to categorize certain sections of the population. In basic terms, race describes physical traits, and ethnicity refers to cultural identification. Race may also be identified as something you inherit while ethnicity is something you learn.
Racism
This document discusses various factors of racism at the international level. It defines racism and lists different types, including state racism, direct racism, indirect racism, and internalized racism. The document also discusses issues like international student nationality statistics, reverse racism, racial attacks and human rights violations. It examines the causes and effects of racism and outlines approaches to anti-racism, protests against racism, and preventing racism. The conclusion is that while racism is wrong, people tend to take it out of proportion and need to be careful about what they say and not take remarks the wrong way.
Race racism and racists: An epistemological critique
Racism is a belief system not based in scientific evidence. Race is a social construct with no biological basis, yet it persists due to beliefs that are reproduced through social and political systems. Racists believe in race regardless of evidence, inverting the causal relationship between racism and race. Academia contributes to perpetuating racist beliefs by producing knowledge framed as though race is real without sufficient critique. Dismantling racist discourse requires unpacking the language of race rather than reifying it through research.
Class & status
This document discusses representations of social class in media. It defines social class as groups within society determined by factors like occupation, education, and income. It considers how class is portrayed through visual elements like clothing, accents, and living conditions. Upper classes are often shown in period pieces as cultured and wealthy landowners. Middle classes are overrepresented and depicted as educated and able to overcome problems, justifying the status quo. Working classes are rarely the focus and sometimes shown in a negative light as dumb or flawed. The document analyzes how media representations can celebrate hierarchy or mythologize meritocracy while supporting existing class inequalities and power structures.
Recommended
09 Palante Oliva
This document summarizes an ethnographic study conducted at a Chicago public high school to challenge explanations of Latino/Black tensions being solely due to racial motivations. The study examined a "big fight" between a popular Mexican student and his Puerto Rican friend against a Black gang. While initially seen as racially motivated, the study found tensions stemmed from multi-dimensional factors like economic conditions, racial ideologies, identity, interpersonal reasons, masculinity, and gang affiliations rather than just race alone. The conclusion calls for addressing larger social issues like poverty and promoting respect in schools rather than scapegoating tensions only on race.
Cartoon
This document discusses cartoons and their influence on culture and society. It describes how cartoons can be used as educational tools but can also promote stereotypes. Cartoons vary between cultures, depicting different aspects of food, sports, music and traditions. While cartoons aim to entertain children, they can also influence children's behavior, school performance, and social development. The document concludes that cartoons play a fundamental role in society and are an easy way to educate and entertain people of all types.
Racism
Racism involves denigrating or hating individuals or populations based on their ethnicity, beliefs, or other attributes. It has existed throughout human history and can target any person or entire population. Racism can generate hatred and strife and has even led to deaths. Some ways to address racism include promoting human rights and teaching positive values about diversity from a young age.
Ethnicity
This document summarizes key themes in the representation of race according to Alvarado's Theory from 1987. It identifies themes of certain racial groups being represented as exotic, dangerous, humorous, pitied, or sexualized. It also discusses tokenism and how conflict is often characterized through binary opposition between ethnic groups and wider society, emphasizing difference and stereotypes.
Race and ethnicity
Race and ethnicity are used to categorize certain sections of the population. In basic terms, race describes physical traits, and ethnicity refers to cultural identification. Race may also be identified as something you inherit while ethnicity is something you learn.
Racism
This document discusses various factors of racism at the international level. It defines racism and lists different types, including state racism, direct racism, indirect racism, and internalized racism. The document also discusses issues like international student nationality statistics, reverse racism, racial attacks and human rights violations. It examines the causes and effects of racism and outlines approaches to anti-racism, protests against racism, and preventing racism. The conclusion is that while racism is wrong, people tend to take it out of proportion and need to be careful about what they say and not take remarks the wrong way.
Race racism and racists: An epistemological critique
Racism is a belief system not based in scientific evidence. Race is a social construct with no biological basis, yet it persists due to beliefs that are reproduced through social and political systems. Racists believe in race regardless of evidence, inverting the causal relationship between racism and race. Academia contributes to perpetuating racist beliefs by producing knowledge framed as though race is real without sufficient critique. Dismantling racist discourse requires unpacking the language of race rather than reifying it through research.
Class & status
This document discusses representations of social class in media. It defines social class as groups within society determined by factors like occupation, education, and income. It considers how class is portrayed through visual elements like clothing, accents, and living conditions. Upper classes are often shown in period pieces as cultured and wealthy landowners. Middle classes are overrepresented and depicted as educated and able to overcome problems, justifying the status quo. Working classes are rarely the focus and sometimes shown in a negative light as dumb or flawed. The document analyzes how media representations can celebrate hierarchy or mythologize meritocracy while supporting existing class inequalities and power structures.
test slides
This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a history course. It introduces the syllabus and how students should approach reading the textbook. It then discusses the concepts of collective memory, how it differs from individual and academic history, and how collective memories are disseminated through schools and films. Collective memories are expressed as timeless but actually have histories of their own.
Lesson 9 - Ethnicity
This document discusses representation of ethnicity in media through various theories and concepts. It begins by explaining the effects model and hypodermic needle theory, which view audiences as passive receivers of media messages. It then provides examples of dominant, subordinate, and hegemonic groups. The rest of the document discusses common stereotypes of different ethnic groups in media and why challenging stereotypes is important. It also notes more positive representations are possible and outlines Alvarado's four themes of dangerous, humorous, pitied, and exotic representations.
Stereotyping in the media
The document discusses how media in New Zealand uses stereotypes when portraying Māori and Asian cultures. It presents examples of negative stereotypes used to describe Māori as "bad, sad or mad" and Asians as a "yellow peril" or "threatening other." Two surveys discussed found that greater exposure to television news was associated with perceptions of Māori as criminal or dependent on welfare. While the media needs to be more self-aware, consumers also must think critically about stereotypes. Reducing stereotypes will benefit New Zealand's increasingly diverse society.
Chapter 12 Race And Ethnicity
The document discusses race and ethnicity in three parts:
1. It addresses common myths about race, including the idea that any race is superior or pure, and that human characteristics are defined by race alone.
2. It examines the emergence of minority and dominant social groups, how racial and ethnic identities are constructed, and theories of prejudice including psychological and sociological perspectives.
3. It provides an overview of race relations in the United States, looking at the experiences and current situations of various racial and ethnic groups such as European Americans, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. It concludes by considering issues like immigration, affirmative action, and the goal of a truly multicultural society.
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power point
This document discusses various forms and examples of racism in Canada and the United States. It provides statistics showing that Aboriginal peoples, Muslims, and Blacks face discrimination. Different types of racism are defined, from overt to covert and internalized racism. The document also examines prejudice in media and society, as well as the authoritarian personality theory of prejudice. Examples of racism faced by Aboriginal and Black communities are given. The document argues that while mixed-race couples are growing, racism still persists in various areas of society.
Race and ethnicity
Racial and ethnic groups are socially constructed categories distinguished by physical characteristics. While biology plays a role through phenotypes like skin color, race is also a social construct. Ethnicity refers more to cultural traits like language and religion. Minority groups have less power and control than dominant groups in a society. Stereotypes are exaggerated beliefs about groups that often develop from fear or a threat to the dominant group. Prejudice involves negative attitudes toward others based on characteristics. Discrimination involves actions that exclude or oppress groups. Racism includes beliefs of inherent superiority and the subjugation of others. Integration aims for equality, while assimilation requires abandoning one's own culture. Cultural pluralism values diversity within a society.
Representation of ethnicity
The document discusses the representation of ethnicity in media texts, focusing on African Americans. It introduces learning objectives around analyzing how African Americans are portrayed and discussing two media theories on ethnicity. One theory discusses four key themes in representing race: exotic, dangerous, humorous, and pitied. The document also defines and gives an example of tokenism, which is the limited inclusion of marginalized groups to create an illusion of diversity rather than address discrimination.
Ethnicity and race
This document discusses the concepts of ethnicity and race. It defines ethnicity as being based on cultural similarities and differences within a society, and ethnic groups as sharing certain beliefs, values, customs, and origins. Race is defined as an ethnic group assumed to have a biological basis. The document examines how ethnicity and race are socially constructed, and explores related concepts like status, nation, nationality, assimilation, plural societies, multiculturalism, and the roots of ethnic conflict.
Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses negative attitudes toward homosexuality and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Some views are based on irrational fear, while others stem from religious beliefs. The document discusses both negative and positive perspectives on LGBT individuals and relationships. It also defines the LGBT acronym and explains that governments are failing to protect LGBT rights in many countries as discrimination and restrictions on assembly and expression persist.
Negatives Evaluation
The document compares and contrasts characters and elements from the films Se7en and Gone Girl. It notes that two innocent characters from each film are teenage girls of the same ethnicity, wearing similar casual clothing. However, one character is English/American while the other is from a different culture, and one is aware of her impending misfortune while the other is unaware. Additionally, the document compares the disclosure of identities and use of close-up shots of hands between the main characters in each film, though they differ in gender and the films differ in genre and the lighting of opening sequences.
Group 4 cultural identity
This document discusses cultural identity and its development. It defines identity as dynamic and multifaceted, influenced by social and family interactions from a young age. Key aspects that shape identity include gender, ethnicity, roles and group memberships. Theories of identity development, like Phinney's model, view it as a process involving increased exploration and understanding of one's own culture. Developing intercultural competence relies on how one's self-identity matches perceptions by others. The document also addresses challenges like stereotyping, prejudice and racism that can stem from seeing one's own culture as superior.
Race and ethnicity - Robert Wonser
This document outlines key concepts from a lesson on race and ethnicity. It defines race and ethnicity as social constructions based on perceived biological and cultural differences. It discusses minorities, racism, prejudice, discrimination, and theories for understanding race. It examines how race and ethnicity influence life chances in areas like health, education, employment, and criminal justice. It also reviews approaches to race relations such as assimilation, pluralism, and conflict.
Racial Conflict Theory
1. Sociology has made several contributions to the study of race, including approaches that examine racial formation, identification, politics, conflict, culture, boundaries, resistance, disadvantage, privilege, and intersections of race with other identities.
2. Key questions addressed by different sociological approaches to race include how racial hierarchies are organized and reproduced, who is considered "other", and how marginalized groups find and exercise power.
3. Approaches like racial conflict theory and intersectional theory examine how race interacts with other social divisions like class, gender, and sexuality to shape oppression and privilege.
Ethnic Conflict and Its Threats to Democracy
In the past two decades, ethnic and national conflicts have clearly re-emerged as one of the greatest, and potentially most dangerous, political problems in the international arena. A series of violent conflicts have erupted in Europe, Asia and Africa, claiming the lives of many thousands of victims, and injuring and displacing many more. In sight of this overwhelming evidence, academia finds itself obliged to ask why nationalism and ethnonationalism can prompt such violence, how they can wreck havoc and in what way these horror-scenarios can be adverted. This presentation considers the threats posed to democratic values by the existence of serious ethnic conflict within a single national territory, and investigates several structural solutions (including, but not limited to, partition, secession, integration, federalism and consociationalism). As such, it hopes to clear out which holds the best hope of success.
Ethnic Conflict
Globalization can weaken ethnic identities and spread ethnic conflicts between areas. The end of the Cold War also increased attention on ethnic conflicts that had previously been contained by the superpowers. There are many potential causes of ethnic conflict, including ancient hatreds, political issues, competition for resources, weak institutions, and proliferation of weapons. Ethnic conflicts have huge costs, including thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, economic damage, hindering democratization, and environmental destruction. Major ethnic conflicts have occurred in Africa, such as in Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Liberia, and in Asia, such as in India, Sri Lanka, China, and Tibet. Potential resolutions include meeting ethnic group needs through economic development, power-
Gender & SexualityWeek 6SOC 101 OnlineAnnouncement.docx
This document summarizes key concepts about gender, sex, and sexuality from a college sociology lecture. It distinguishes between sex (biological attributes) and gender (social/cultural attributes). It discusses gender as a social construction and explores gender roles, stereotypes, and identity. It also covers sexual orientation, theories of sexuality (essentialism, social constructionism, queer theory), and LGBTQ identities. Racial and ethnic categories from US Census data are analyzed, showing how they have changed over time. The impacts of racism, prejudice and discrimination are summarized.
Diversity Training2010
This document provides an overview of a cultural diversity training presentation on racial and ethnic inequality. The presentation discusses how race is a social construct rather than biological reality, how racial categories have been used to justify domination, and the concepts of culture, ethnicity, minorities, prejudice, discrimination, and their role in perpetuating inequality. It also examines historical understandings of race, current issues around immigration and racism, and theoretical perspectives for analyzing racial and ethnic inequality.
Diversity Training2010
This document provides an overview of a cultural diversity training presentation on racial and ethnic inequality. The presentation discusses how race is a social construct rather than biological fact, how racial categories have changed over time, and examines concepts like culture, ethnicity, minorities, prejudice, discrimination, and their impacts. It also lists several books and theories related to understanding race and inequality.
Race and Gender
The document provides an overview of key concepts related to race and ethnicity including:
1. It defines race as a social construct used to categorize people based on physical attributes and defines ethnicity as shared cultural traditions.
2. It discusses sociological perspectives on racial and ethnic relations including assimilation, ethnic pluralism, and conflict theories.
3. It briefly describes the experiences of major racial and ethnic groups in the United States such as Native Americans, African Americans, and Latinos.
Colorblind racism
This document discusses the concept of colorblind racism in the United States. It begins by providing historical context on shifts from de jure and de facto racism pre-1960 to the challenges of covert racism post-civil rights movement. While civil rights eliminated legalized racism, racial disparities remain in areas like income, education, health, and incarceration. The document then examines these disparities in more detail and discusses how colorblind racism rationalizes them through notions of diversity, meritocracy, and blaming people of color rather than addressing systemic inequalities or covert racism.
Race Relations On College Campuses
An extensive study over the course of four months researching race relations on college campuses in today\'s society.
Eth125 diversityproject thomas brantley
This document discusses racial and ethnic diversity in America and Horn Lake, Mississippi. It provides demographic data showing that whites currently make up the largest racial group but are projected to decrease as minorities increase. The document also examines the social construct of race, discrimination, and challenges and benefits of increasing diversity. It reflects on media coverage of the Michael Brown shooting and protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
More Related Content
What's hot
test slides
This document outlines the topics that will be covered in a history course. It introduces the syllabus and how students should approach reading the textbook. It then discusses the concepts of collective memory, how it differs from individual and academic history, and how collective memories are disseminated through schools and films. Collective memories are expressed as timeless but actually have histories of their own.
Lesson 9 - Ethnicity
This document discusses representation of ethnicity in media through various theories and concepts. It begins by explaining the effects model and hypodermic needle theory, which view audiences as passive receivers of media messages. It then provides examples of dominant, subordinate, and hegemonic groups. The rest of the document discusses common stereotypes of different ethnic groups in media and why challenging stereotypes is important. It also notes more positive representations are possible and outlines Alvarado's four themes of dangerous, humorous, pitied, and exotic representations.
Stereotyping in the media
The document discusses how media in New Zealand uses stereotypes when portraying Māori and Asian cultures. It presents examples of negative stereotypes used to describe Māori as "bad, sad or mad" and Asians as a "yellow peril" or "threatening other." Two surveys discussed found that greater exposure to television news was associated with perceptions of Māori as criminal or dependent on welfare. While the media needs to be more self-aware, consumers also must think critically about stereotypes. Reducing stereotypes will benefit New Zealand's increasingly diverse society.
Chapter 12 Race And Ethnicity
The document discusses race and ethnicity in three parts:
1. It addresses common myths about race, including the idea that any race is superior or pure, and that human characteristics are defined by race alone.
2. It examines the emergence of minority and dominant social groups, how racial and ethnic identities are constructed, and theories of prejudice including psychological and sociological perspectives.
3. It provides an overview of race relations in the United States, looking at the experiences and current situations of various racial and ethnic groups such as European Americans, Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Native Americans. It concludes by considering issues like immigration, affirmative action, and the goal of a truly multicultural society.
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power point
This document discusses various forms and examples of racism in Canada and the United States. It provides statistics showing that Aboriginal peoples, Muslims, and Blacks face discrimination. Different types of racism are defined, from overt to covert and internalized racism. The document also examines prejudice in media and society, as well as the authoritarian personality theory of prejudice. Examples of racism faced by Aboriginal and Black communities are given. The document argues that while mixed-race couples are growing, racism still persists in various areas of society.
Race and ethnicity
Racial and ethnic groups are socially constructed categories distinguished by physical characteristics. While biology plays a role through phenotypes like skin color, race is also a social construct. Ethnicity refers more to cultural traits like language and religion. Minority groups have less power and control than dominant groups in a society. Stereotypes are exaggerated beliefs about groups that often develop from fear or a threat to the dominant group. Prejudice involves negative attitudes toward others based on characteristics. Discrimination involves actions that exclude or oppress groups. Racism includes beliefs of inherent superiority and the subjugation of others. Integration aims for equality, while assimilation requires abandoning one's own culture. Cultural pluralism values diversity within a society.
Representation of ethnicity
The document discusses the representation of ethnicity in media texts, focusing on African Americans. It introduces learning objectives around analyzing how African Americans are portrayed and discussing two media theories on ethnicity. One theory discusses four key themes in representing race: exotic, dangerous, humorous, and pitied. The document also defines and gives an example of tokenism, which is the limited inclusion of marginalized groups to create an illusion of diversity rather than address discrimination.
Ethnicity and race
This document discusses the concepts of ethnicity and race. It defines ethnicity as being based on cultural similarities and differences within a society, and ethnic groups as sharing certain beliefs, values, customs, and origins. Race is defined as an ethnic group assumed to have a biological basis. The document examines how ethnicity and race are socially constructed, and explores related concepts like status, nation, nationality, assimilation, plural societies, multiculturalism, and the roots of ethnic conflict.
Homophobia
Homophobia encompasses negative attitudes toward homosexuality and people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender. Some views are based on irrational fear, while others stem from religious beliefs. The document discusses both negative and positive perspectives on LGBT individuals and relationships. It also defines the LGBT acronym and explains that governments are failing to protect LGBT rights in many countries as discrimination and restrictions on assembly and expression persist.
Negatives Evaluation
The document compares and contrasts characters and elements from the films Se7en and Gone Girl. It notes that two innocent characters from each film are teenage girls of the same ethnicity, wearing similar casual clothing. However, one character is English/American while the other is from a different culture, and one is aware of her impending misfortune while the other is unaware. Additionally, the document compares the disclosure of identities and use of close-up shots of hands between the main characters in each film, though they differ in gender and the films differ in genre and the lighting of opening sequences.
Group 4 cultural identity
This document discusses cultural identity and its development. It defines identity as dynamic and multifaceted, influenced by social and family interactions from a young age. Key aspects that shape identity include gender, ethnicity, roles and group memberships. Theories of identity development, like Phinney's model, view it as a process involving increased exploration and understanding of one's own culture. Developing intercultural competence relies on how one's self-identity matches perceptions by others. The document also addresses challenges like stereotyping, prejudice and racism that can stem from seeing one's own culture as superior.
Race and ethnicity - Robert Wonser
This document outlines key concepts from a lesson on race and ethnicity. It defines race and ethnicity as social constructions based on perceived biological and cultural differences. It discusses minorities, racism, prejudice, discrimination, and theories for understanding race. It examines how race and ethnicity influence life chances in areas like health, education, employment, and criminal justice. It also reviews approaches to race relations such as assimilation, pluralism, and conflict.
What's hot (12)
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power point
Racism today holding us back from moving forward power point
Similar to 09 UIC Pa'lante Conference Sonia Oliva
Racial Conflict Theory
1. Sociology has made several contributions to the study of race, including approaches that examine racial formation, identification, politics, conflict, culture, boundaries, resistance, disadvantage, privilege, and intersections of race with other identities.
2. Key questions addressed by different sociological approaches to race include how racial hierarchies are organized and reproduced, who is considered "other", and how marginalized groups find and exercise power.
3. Approaches like racial conflict theory and intersectional theory examine how race interacts with other social divisions like class, gender, and sexuality to shape oppression and privilege.
Ethnic Conflict and Its Threats to Democracy
In the past two decades, ethnic and national conflicts have clearly re-emerged as one of the greatest, and potentially most dangerous, political problems in the international arena. A series of violent conflicts have erupted in Europe, Asia and Africa, claiming the lives of many thousands of victims, and injuring and displacing many more. In sight of this overwhelming evidence, academia finds itself obliged to ask why nationalism and ethnonationalism can prompt such violence, how they can wreck havoc and in what way these horror-scenarios can be adverted. This presentation considers the threats posed to democratic values by the existence of serious ethnic conflict within a single national territory, and investigates several structural solutions (including, but not limited to, partition, secession, integration, federalism and consociationalism). As such, it hopes to clear out which holds the best hope of success.
Ethnic Conflict
Globalization can weaken ethnic identities and spread ethnic conflicts between areas. The end of the Cold War also increased attention on ethnic conflicts that had previously been contained by the superpowers. There are many potential causes of ethnic conflict, including ancient hatreds, political issues, competition for resources, weak institutions, and proliferation of weapons. Ethnic conflicts have huge costs, including thousands of deaths, millions of refugees, economic damage, hindering democratization, and environmental destruction. Major ethnic conflicts have occurred in Africa, such as in Nigeria, Rwanda, Sudan, and Liberia, and in Asia, such as in India, Sri Lanka, China, and Tibet. Potential resolutions include meeting ethnic group needs through economic development, power-
Gender & SexualityWeek 6SOC 101 OnlineAnnouncement.docx
This document summarizes key concepts about gender, sex, and sexuality from a college sociology lecture. It distinguishes between sex (biological attributes) and gender (social/cultural attributes). It discusses gender as a social construction and explores gender roles, stereotypes, and identity. It also covers sexual orientation, theories of sexuality (essentialism, social constructionism, queer theory), and LGBTQ identities. Racial and ethnic categories from US Census data are analyzed, showing how they have changed over time. The impacts of racism, prejudice and discrimination are summarized.
Diversity Training2010
This document provides an overview of a cultural diversity training presentation on racial and ethnic inequality. The presentation discusses how race is a social construct rather than biological reality, how racial categories have been used to justify domination, and the concepts of culture, ethnicity, minorities, prejudice, discrimination, and their role in perpetuating inequality. It also examines historical understandings of race, current issues around immigration and racism, and theoretical perspectives for analyzing racial and ethnic inequality.
Diversity Training2010
This document provides an overview of a cultural diversity training presentation on racial and ethnic inequality. The presentation discusses how race is a social construct rather than biological fact, how racial categories have changed over time, and examines concepts like culture, ethnicity, minorities, prejudice, discrimination, and their impacts. It also lists several books and theories related to understanding race and inequality.
Race and Gender
The document provides an overview of key concepts related to race and ethnicity including:
1. It defines race as a social construct used to categorize people based on physical attributes and defines ethnicity as shared cultural traditions.
2. It discusses sociological perspectives on racial and ethnic relations including assimilation, ethnic pluralism, and conflict theories.
3. It briefly describes the experiences of major racial and ethnic groups in the United States such as Native Americans, African Americans, and Latinos.
Colorblind racism
This document discusses the concept of colorblind racism in the United States. It begins by providing historical context on shifts from de jure and de facto racism pre-1960 to the challenges of covert racism post-civil rights movement. While civil rights eliminated legalized racism, racial disparities remain in areas like income, education, health, and incarceration. The document then examines these disparities in more detail and discusses how colorblind racism rationalizes them through notions of diversity, meritocracy, and blaming people of color rather than addressing systemic inequalities or covert racism.
Race Relations On College Campuses
An extensive study over the course of four months researching race relations on college campuses in today\'s society.
Eth125 diversityproject thomas brantley
This document discusses racial and ethnic diversity in America and Horn Lake, Mississippi. It provides demographic data showing that whites currently make up the largest racial group but are projected to decrease as minorities increase. The document also examines the social construct of race, discrimination, and challenges and benefits of increasing diversity. It reflects on media coverage of the Michael Brown shooting and protests in Ferguson, Missouri.
Culturally safe spaces
This document discusses culturally safe spaces and the need for such spaces on college campuses. It begins by defining privilege and oppression, then discusses some of the issues facing students of color, such as microaggressions and lack of support groups. The history of culturally safe spaces is reviewed, from places of worship to multicultural centers established at universities in the 1960s and 1970s. How these spaces help address issues by providing community, identity education and mentoring is explained. Potential opposition and points of contention are outlined, such as perceptions of exclusion or debates around funding. The document concludes by considering questions about what culturally safe spaces might look like for other groups.
Race & Ethnicity Theoretical Overview
The document discusses several key themes related to race and ethnicity including:
1. Structural inequalities exist for some minority ethnic groups in areas like education, employment, housing that see them experience disadvantages even when well qualified.
2. Race and ethnicity are socially constructed concepts, with race based on physical criteria and ethnicity based on cultural criteria.
3. Theories around the instrumental vs. primordial nature of ethnicity and how it relates to concepts like class, capital, and power dynamics in society.
4. The representation of race in media often falls into exotic, dangerous, humorous or pitied tropes.
C-SAP teaching resources: Teaching race and ethnicity theoretical overview
This resource was produced as part of C-SAP's project "Teaching Race and Ethnicity" http://www.teachingrace.bham.ac.uk/ by Dr Stephen Spencer from Sheffield Hallam University.
An Analysis Of Poverty In Hmong American Communities
This chapter analyzes poverty in Hmong American communities in California. It reviews theories on the transmission of poverty, such as the "culture of poverty" theory and structural explanations. The author conducted research to examine how Hmong Americans understand poverty, the strategies families use to cope with economic hardship, and the factors that make poverty persistent. The author argues that conditions of poverty are better explained by "segmented assimilation theory" than by a "culture of poverty." This theory suggests that key institutions shape individuals' opportunities, and understanding these contexts is important for explaining immigrant outcomes. The study aims to provide new insights into poverty within Hmong American communities.
Classroom or Clashroom? Learners’ Diversity and Construction of Learners
1. The classroom is a complex venue that shapes learners' identities through discourse. It reflects the diversity of society with students coming from over 200 countries speaking almost 300 languages.
2. To achieve inclusive teaching, teachers must be sensitive to various identity aspects of students like gender, ethnicity, religion, race, socioeconomic background, and culture.
3. Addressing classroom diversity requires selecting inclusive content, activities, and pedagogical approaches while avoiding biases or assumptions about students.
Coco707 ch3rev
This document summarizes the causes and consequences of racial prejudice. It discusses how white privilege permeates all aspects of life for white Americans and how attempting to be colorblind can distort the reality of racism. It also outlines the negative psychological and emotional consequences of racism for both white and black people, such as anxiety, guilt, and defensiveness in whites and depression, low self-esteem, and health issues in blacks. The document also describes how prolonged exposure to racism can lead to alienation from oneself and others according to Fanon's aspects of alienation, as well as Utsey, Bolden, and Brown's six racism-related reactions like race-related trauma and fatigue.
Week 8: Gender, Sexual Identities, and Schooling
The document outlines the agenda for Week 8 of a course on gender, sexual identities, and schools. The week will include discussions of sexism in institutions and media, as well as screenings of the documentary "Killing Us Softly" and clips from "It's Elementary" about addressing LGBT topics in schools. Students will discuss questions in groups about gender, sexual identities, and intersectionality. They will learn about concepts such as heteronormativity, heterosexism, and multiple marginality. The agenda also includes activities having students consider gender norms and the matrix of domination regarding race, class, gender and sexuality.
African Americans
This document summarizes oppression faced by Black Americans in education and other areas. In education, it discusses the history of Jim Crow laws and segregation, then analyzes current test score gaps and disparities in attendance, retention, and dropout rates between Black and white students. It also examines factors contributing to these trends like family structure, poverty rates, health insurance access, and parental education levels. For higher education, it outlines representation in colleges and common fields of study, then explores why graduation rates lag and the role of historically Black colleges. The document further discusses racial profiling, its effects, and anecdotal evidence. It also analyzes oppression faced specifically by Black women.
Sport and Race
This document discusses the involvement of racial and ethnic groups in sport in the United States. It covers several key topics:
1) It examines the historical experiences of African Americans in sport, from exclusion in the early years to breaking barriers in the mid-20th century and challenges that still remain with representation in leadership positions.
2) It explores the concept of race and ethnicity in society, debunking the idea of biological races and discussing how these are social constructs used to justify oppression and stratification.
3) It looks at the large involvement of Latino athletes in baseball and their economic exploitation as a source of cheap labor, as well as the growing role of Latinos in soccer in the U.S.
Similar to 09 UIC Pa'lante Conference Sonia Oliva (20)
Gender & SexualityWeek 6SOC 101 OnlineAnnouncement.docx
Gender & SexualityWeek 6SOC 101 OnlineAnnouncement.docx
C-SAP teaching resources: Teaching race and ethnicity theoretical overview
C-SAP teaching resources: Teaching race and ethnicity theoretical overview
An Analysis Of Poverty In Hmong American Communities
An Analysis Of Poverty In Hmong American Communities
Classroom or Clashroom? Learners’ Diversity and Construction of Learners
Classroom or Clashroom? Learners’ Diversity and Construction of Learners
More from Luis Alejandro Molina
30th Anniversary PRCC presentation
The document contains multiple repeated notifications that QuickTime and a JPEG decompressor are needed to view embedded pictures. No other substantive information is provided beyond the recurring technical requirement.
OLR 1-16-2012
Oscar Lopez Rivera moved from Puerto Rico to Chicago at age 14 and faced discrimination. He was later drafted and sent to Vietnam. After returning, he organized to improve conditions for Puerto Ricans, establishing bilingual education and encouraging university recruitment of Latino students. In 1981, he was arrested and accused of seditious conspiracy and being a member of FALN, and was sentenced to 55 years in prison. He was held in solitary confinement at a maximum security prison. Despite wide support for his release, Oscar remains imprisoned after 36 years.
Pablo Marcano Garcia slideshow 6-17-2009
Light and color are prominent features in Caribbean art, seen in works by Amelia Peláez and Lorenzo Homar. Pablo Marcano García's work prominently features light and color, drawing on stained glass windows. His works depict notable Puerto Rican and Latin American figures, landscapes, and scenes of daily life in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to showcase the region's culture and history.
Puerto Rican Agenda: A Holistic Approach to Community Building
The document outlines the mission and goals of the Puerto Rican Agenda 2005, which aims to revitalize and stabilize Chicago's Puerto Rican community through improvements in education, housing, health, culture, human and civic rights, and economic development. It provides details on specific community organizations, schools, cultural events and institutions, political representatives, housing projects, and health initiatives that contribute to these goals for the Puerto Rican community in Humboldt Park.
Irma
Irma Romero Cabrera passed away on January 11, 2013 at the age of 73. She lived from August 14, 1939 until her death. The brief obituary provides her name, dates of birth and death to memorialize her life.
LATISM 2011: Plugging Youth into Social Media
The document discusses a workshop exploring new media programs for Latino youth. It will talk about the success of existing programs that empower Latino youth to create media and become future media leaders. Attendees will learn how to follow a blueprint to give Latino youth opportunities in media now and become leaders tomorrow. The document also discusses questions around responsibilities in teaching youth technology, how to engage youth, the structure of ideal new media programs, challenges, and ensuring opportunities beyond the classroom.
IPRAC slideshow
The document summarizes the mission and activities of the Institute of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture (IPRAC) located in Chicago. IPRAC is devoted to promoting and showcasing Puerto Rican arts and culture. It presents exhibitions that tell the story of Puerto Rican contributions to Chicago. Located in a historic building in Humboldt Park, IPRAC offers educational programs like workshops and lectures to celebrate Puerto Rican heritage.
Presentation j byelick
The attached presentation is Jenny Byelick’s UIC School of Public Health Capstone project for her Master of Public Health degree, relating the introductory public health course at Pedro Albizu Campos High School as part of a comprehensive public health curriculum. Public health curricula at the high school level may be a vehicle for addressing health disparities and improving health outcomes among adolescents, particularly in socially marginalized communities. Public health curricula may address health disparities and contribute to the composition of the future health professions workforce; this is especially relevant when high school education programs are linked to career pipelines. This presentation addresses how a school course encompassed aspects of population wellness utilizing social constructionist methods of education. The course was developed adhering to a theoretical framework influenced by principles of positive youth development, critical race theory and school connectedness. This presentation also discusses lessons learned and future directions of the public health curriculum in Humboldt Park. Next steps include improving and evaluating the public health curriculum and career-linked pipeline and connecting this program with other area schools.
Disproportionate Impact of Diabetes
1) A study assessed the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes and diabetes mortality rate in a large Puerto Rican community in Chicago. 2) The prevalence of diabetes was found to be 20.8%, the highest reported for Puerto Ricans and twice as high as rates for Puerto Ricans in New York and Puerto Rico. 3) The diabetes mortality rate of 67.6 per 100,000 population was more than twice the rates for all of Chicago and the US.
Diabetes in humboldt park a call to action
This document outlines recommendations from the Humboldt Park Diabetes Task Force to address the high rates of diabetes in the Humboldt Park community of Chicago. The Task Force was convened in response to research finding diabetes prevalence among Puerto Ricans in Humboldt Park is three times the US rate. The 19 recommendations aim to: 1) increase diabetes awareness and prioritization, 2) define the community problem scope, 3) reduce new diabetes cases through prevention, 4) improve diabetes medical care, and 5) empower individuals to better manage their health. The Task Force calls on the entire community to take action to significantly reduce diabetes burden within five years through prevention, treatment, and self-management support.
Guidelines to Type 2 Diabetes Control (span.)
Este documento proporciona guías nutricionales para controlar la diabetes tipo 2. Recomienda comer 3 comidas balanceadas por día a horas regulares, así como meriendas ligeras. Sugiere reducir las porciones de carbohidratos, almidones, frutas y leche, y limitar el consumo de grasas mediante la selección de carnes magras y preparaciones menos grasientas. Finalmente, aconseja evitar bebidas y alimentos azucarados, y optar por alternativas saludables como sodas de dieta o limonadas endulz
English Guidelines to Type 2 Diabetes Control
Eat 3 balanced meals per day with snacks in between to control blood sugar. Portion sizes should be reduced, especially for carbohydrates and fat. When eating meat, choose lean cuts and remove skin to reduce fat. Limit sweet and high-fat foods, and avoid regular soda and sugars, opting instead for artificially sweetened drinks and water.
Block by Block Book History presentation
This document describes a community initiative called Block-By-Block that aims to address diabetes in the Greater Humboldt Park area of Chicago. It provides health information and referrals, nutritional education classes, support from a dietitian, and encourages physical activity. The partnership includes several local hospitals and community organizations. The initiative operates a community center that provides resources like health information, cooking classes, and support groups to help prevent and manage diabetes.
Block by-Block presentation
The document describes a community-based project called Block-by-Block in the Greater Humboldt Park area of Chicago. The project aims to reduce diabetes risks in the neighborhood by helping residents learn about the disease and prevention strategies. It identifies adults in the 72 block area who could benefit and provides education, screening, and referrals through house visits and community events. The benefits for those with or at risk of diabetes include intervention, doctor referrals, exercise and cooking classes, and access to health professionals like nutritionists and dieticians.
Vidasida2010
Vida/SIDA is a project of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center founded in 1988 to address HIV/AIDS in Chicago's Puerto Rican and Latino communities. It provides prevention programs, testing, and services to neighborhoods on the west and northwest sides of Chicago. Vida/SIDA conducts outreach, education, and testing and collaborates with various community partners. It hosts various annual events related to HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention and participates in cultural events in the Latino community. Vida/SIDA's goals are to expand its capacity to serve more people, foster collaboration with other organizations, and establish initiatives related to LGBTQ issues.
Prcc brochure
The Puerto Rican Cultural Center Juan Antonio Corretjer is a nonprofit organization founded in 1973 that serves the social and cultural needs of Chicago's Puerto Rican and Latino community. It is built on principles of self-determination, self-actualization, and self-reliance. The Cultural Center offers various programs related to health, education, arts, and social issues that affect the Puerto Rican and Latino communities.
Gentrification and belonging 431 final-3.ppt
CHSC 431: Community Assessment
This Spring the students of CHSC 431: Community Assessment, a graduate-level core UIC School of Public Health class engaged in a collaborative learning experience with students and faculty at Pedro Albizu Campos Puerto Rican High School to conduct a community health assessment of Humboldt Park. The UIC SPH class of nearly 40 students broke into six groups of students to assess separate health areas identified by PACHS as important - gentrification/sense of belonging; issues of LGBTQ youth, physical activity, nutrition, young women's sexual/reproductive health, and health literacy/diabetes. Each group engaged in a mixed method
assessment modeling the assessment component of the Mobilizing Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP) process typically carried out by local health departments. Each group had at least two members engaged in an ongoing community learning experience so as to better discern community perspectives with respect to their health topic. The learning experience ranged from to engaging/facilitating small group learning to facilitating a schoolwide survey to volunteer coaching of a youth sports club. Existing quantitative data on population demographics, health status and health behavior were analyzed in light of qualitative data from key informant interviews, participant observation or focus groups (debriefing groups) gathered from community engaged learning experience characterizing/contextualizing the health topic. Preliminary findings were discussed at Humboldt Park Library 4/21 and 4/28.
431 final final presentation lgbtq.ppt
The document discusses issues facing LGBTQ youth in Humboldt Park, Chicago. It provides an overview of key topics, including definitions of LGBTQ identities, demographics of the area, health disparities, and limitations in data collection for the LGBTQ population. Mixed methods were used to understand issues, including surveys of local LGBTQ youth, key informant interviews, and participant observation. Emerging themes included the importance of social networks and identity for LGBTQ youth, limited access to resources and health needs, and forces of change in the community. Suggestions focused on promoting community programs, increasing data collection, and expanding support for LGBTQ youth.
eChicago presentation
The document discusses several programs and organizations in Humboldt Park, Chicago that are working to promote digital media and learning in the Latino community. The Puerto Rican Cultural Center operates several programs including Cafe Teatro Batey Urbano, a youth center, the Barrio Arts, Culture and Communications Academy after-school program, and community events. Other organizations discussed are Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos High School, Los Tequis del Barrio, and the National Boricua Human Rights Network. The document outlines the technologies, skills, and approaches used by these programs to engage youth and further community goals.
More from Luis Alejandro Molina (20)
Puerto Rican Agenda: A Holistic Approach to Community Building
Puerto Rican Agenda: A Holistic Approach to Community Building
Recently uploaded
BÀI TẬP DẠY THÊM TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7 CẢ NĂM FRIENDS PLUS SÁCH CHÂN TRỜI SÁNG TẠO ...
BÀI TẬP DẠY THÊM TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7 CẢ NĂM FRIENDS PLUS SÁCH CHÂN TRỜI SÁNG TẠO ...Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
https://app.box.com/s/qhtvq32h4ybf9t49ku85x0n3xl4jhr15Wound healing PPT
This document provides an overview of wound healing, its functions, stages, mechanisms, factors affecting it, and complications.
A wound is a break in the integrity of the skin or tissues, which may be associated with disruption of the structure and function.
Healing is the body’s response to injury in an attempt to restore normal structure and functions.
Healing can occur in two ways: Regeneration and Repair
There are 4 phases of wound healing: hemostasis, inflammation, proliferation, and remodeling. This document also describes the mechanism of wound healing. Factors that affect healing include infection, uncontrolled diabetes, poor nutrition, age, anemia, the presence of foreign bodies, etc.
Complications of wound healing like infection, hyperpigmentation of scar, contractures, and keloid formation.
What is Digital Literacy? A guest blog from Andy McLaughlin, University of Ab...
What is Digital Literacy? A guest blog from Andy McLaughlin, University of Aberdeen
Bossa N’ Roll Records by Ismael Vazquez.
Bossa N Roll Records presentation by Izzy Vazquez for Music Retail and Distribution class at Full Sail University
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptx
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.ppt
The History of NZ 1870-1900.
Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
Richard Seddon, George Grey,
Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
Confiscations, Kotahitanga, Kingitanga, Parliament, Suffrage, Repudiation, Economic Change, Agriculture, Gold Mining, Timber, Flax, Sheep, Dairying,
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 CẢ NĂM - GLOBAL SUCCESS - NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 - ...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 CẢ NĂM - GLOBAL SUCCESS - NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 - ...Nguyen Thanh Tu Collection
https://app.box.com/s/tacvl9ekroe9hqupdnjruiypvm9rdaneA Visual Guide to 1 Samuel | A Tale of Two Hearts
These slides walk through the story of 1 Samuel. Samuel is the last judge of Israel. The people reject God and want a king. Saul is anointed as the first king, but he is not a good king. David, the shepherd boy is anointed and Saul is envious of him. David shows honor while Saul continues to self destruct.
How to Predict Vendor Bill Product in Odoo 17
This slide will guide us through the process of predicting vendor bill products based on previous purchases from the vendor in Odoo 17.
HYPERTENSION - SLIDE SHARE PRESENTATION.
IT WILL BE HELPFULL FOR THE NUSING STUDENTS
IT FOCUSED ON MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND NURSING MANAGEMENT.
HIGHLIGHTS ON HEALTH EDUCATION.
How Barcodes Can Be Leveraged Within Odoo 17
In this presentation, we will explore how barcodes can be leveraged within Odoo 17 to streamline our manufacturing processes. We will cover the configuration steps, how to utilize barcodes in different manufacturing scenarios, and the overall benefits of implementing this technology.
Recently uploaded (20)
NEWSPAPERS - QUESTION 1 - REVISION POWERPOINT.pptx
NEWSPAPERS - QUESTION 1 - REVISION POWERPOINT.pptx
REASIGNACION 2024 UGEL CHUPACA 2024 UGEL CHUPACA.pdf
REASIGNACION 2024 UGEL CHUPACA 2024 UGEL CHUPACA.pdf
BÀI TẬP DẠY THÊM TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7 CẢ NĂM FRIENDS PLUS SÁCH CHÂN TRỜI SÁNG TẠO ...
BÀI TẬP DẠY THÊM TIẾNG ANH LỚP 7 CẢ NĂM FRIENDS PLUS SÁCH CHÂN TRỜI SÁNG TẠO ...
What is Digital Literacy? A guest blog from Andy McLaughlin, University of Ab...
What is Digital Literacy? A guest blog from Andy McLaughlin, University of Ab...
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptx
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptx
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.ppt
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.ppt
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 CẢ NĂM - GLOBAL SUCCESS - NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 - ...
BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ TIẾNG ANH LỚP 9 CẢ NĂM - GLOBAL SUCCESS - NĂM HỌC 2024-2025 - ...
09 UIC Pa'lante Conference Sonia Oliva
- 1. More Blacks, more problems? Challenging explanations of Latino/Black “racial” tensions in school Sonia Oliva UIC Department of Sociology
- 2. The State of Latino vs. Black Tensions Race wars are “sensationalized” Geographically-specific Occur in schools & neighborhoods
- 3. Why the tension? Power-Conflict (Blauner 1972; Bonacich 1972; Montejano 1987) Competition (Lieberson 1980; Olzak 1993) Psychosocial (Myrdal 1944; Allport 1954; Pettigrew 1958) Multi-dimensional (Pinderhughes 1993, 1997) Economic structural conditions Racial ideologies and racial belief systems Ethnic and racial identity
- 4. Other Explanations Interpersonal reasons Respect Violence as gendered Masculinity
- 5. Purpose Challenge the concept of “racially motivated” violence Examine the process by which a fight stemming from non-racial reasons becomes racialized
- 6. Methods Year-long ethnographic study in a Chicago Public High School Classrooms Gym Lunchroom Extracurricular activities/athletics 27 structured interviews (teachers, students, faculty, staff) & informal interviews and conversations
- 7. Central High Racial/Ethnic Make-up 0 20 40 60 80 100 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Year Percent Black Mexican Puerto Rican Hispanic Other Hispanic
- 9. Gilberto 1st Generation Mexican immigrant Popular Friends with Latino gang members of various factions Not a gang member “School kid” President of the Mexican club
- 10. Steven 1st Generation Puerto Rican One of Gilberto’s best friends A former “chief” of a Puerto Rican gang/crew Well-respected in school
- 13. Ambivalence about race as the motive
- 14. Challenging Explanations of “Racial” Violence “Racial violence” is multidimensional Race Gangs Masculinity
- 15. Conclusion/Implications Race is a scapegoat for larger social issues Poverty School Reform Respect in schools