Defining Racism
"Why Are All the Black Children Sitting Together in the Cafeteria"
Tatum, B
Tatum argues that racism is in our society. He states that people who think racism is in the past are not paying attention to issues of racism. Racism starts early in the fact that most neighborhoods and communities are socially segregated.
He also defines racism as "a system of advantage based on race." It is hard for people to think this way instead of racism as blatant prejudice. It make White people feel guilty.
Thinking of racism in this way means that people of color cannot be racist because in our society White people are the advantaged.
The second chapter focuses on identity. Identity is who we are and is made up of a multitude of factors. Our identities also change as we learn and grow. Tatum refers to dominant groups and subordinate groups. "The relationship of the dominants to the subordinates is often one in which the targeted group is labeled as defective or substandard in significant ways."
Tatum, B
Tatum argues that racism is in our society. He states that people who think racism is in the past are not paying attention to issues of racism. Racism starts early in the fact that most neighborhoods and communities are socially segregated.
He also defines racism as "a system of advantage based on race." It is hard for people to think this way instead of racism as blatant prejudice. It make White people feel guilty.
Thinking of racism in this way means that people of color cannot be racist because in our society White people are the advantaged.
The second chapter focuses on identity. Identity is who we are and is made up of a multitude of factors. Our identities also change as we learn and grow. Tatum refers to dominant groups and subordinate groups. "The relationship of the dominants to the subordinates is often one in which the targeted group is labeled as defective or substandard in significant ways."
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