Discussion: Racism and Privilege
Racism is the set of institutional, cultural, and interpersonal patterns and practices that creates advantages for people legally defined and socially constructed as “white,” and the corollary disadvantages for people defined as belonging to racial groups that were not considered whites by the dominant power structure in the United States. The relationship between racism and privilege involves two groups of individuals such as privileged groups reap advantage, often in unconscious ways from the disempowerment of targeted groups. On the other hand, racism is where groups of individuals are systematically disadvantaged by race and by gender (Adams et al., 2013, pp. 58). “The status assignment based on skin color identity has evolved into complex social structures that promote a power differential between Whites and various people-of-color” (Pinderhughes, 1989, p. 71). …show more content…
However, Mary’s family greatly maintained racist views believing the black people are “evil.” On the other hand, Mary as a susceptible child has seen views held by the family members as unchallenged due to she spent her life believing these views. In addition, Mary being an adult disagrees with the views by virtue of her romantic pursuance and in relationship with African American man. Moreover, her family was not in support of the developed relationship making Mary to end it (Plummer, et. al., 2014). “Border patrollers” discrimination against African American and unique forms of discrimination faced by multiracial children and the White supremacist system in which that discrimination flourishes (Adams et al., 2013,
Racism is the set of institutional, cultural, and interpersonal patterns and practices that creates advantages for people legally defined and socially constructed as “white,” and the corollary disadvantages for people defined as belonging to racial groups that were not considered whites by the dominant power structure in the United States. The relationship between racism and privilege involves two groups of individuals such as privileged groups reap advantage, often in unconscious ways from the disempowerment of targeted groups. On the other hand, racism is where groups of individuals are systematically disadvantaged by race and by gender (Adams et al., 2013, pp. 58). “The status assignment based on skin color identity has evolved into complex social structures that promote a power differential between Whites and various people-of-color” (Pinderhughes, 1989, p. 71). …show more content…
However, Mary’s family greatly maintained racist views believing the black people are “evil.” On the other hand, Mary as a susceptible child has seen views held by the family members as unchallenged due to she spent her life believing these views. In addition, Mary being an adult disagrees with the views by virtue of her romantic pursuance and in relationship with African American man. Moreover, her family was not in support of the developed relationship making Mary to end it (Plummer, et. al., 2014). “Border patrollers” discrimination against African American and unique forms of discrimination faced by multiracial children and the White supremacist system in which that discrimination flourishes (Adams et al., 2013,