Lecture 10 Social Inequality: Structural Racism & Colorblind Racism

These flashcards cover essential terms, definitions, and concepts discussed in the lecture about Social Inequality, Structural Racism, and Colorblind Racism.

In the mid-20th century, the US saw declines in many forms of inequality (race, class, gender), but since the 1980s, there has been __ or increased inequality.

stagnation

Gender inequality has specifically stalled due to persistent __ segregation.

occupational

Colorblind racism as a concept means __ of racism without actively denying that it exists.

minimization

The economic legacies of historical racism persist and have created a significant __ gap.

wealth

From 1619 to 1865, the US experienced __ which racialized slavery.

slavery

The period from 1863 to 1877 is referred to as __, focusing on rebuilding the nation and integrating formerly enslaved people.

Reconstruction

The term 'Jim Crow' refers to the era of __ and discrimination from 1877 to the 1960s.

legal segregation

The backlash against affirmative action and the rise of colorblind racism occurred primarily in the __ to 2016.

1980s

The rise of __ is marked by the resurgence of white supremacy from 2016 to 2025.

racism

The 'school-to-prison pipeline' describes the interactions across domains such as education, labor market, and __.

health care

Racism exists at the __, organizational, institutional, and systemic levels.

individual

Structural racism combines racist ideologies with unequal access to __.

resources

The 'gender wage gap' measures the median hourly earnings of women as a percentage of men's earnings among all workers ages __ and older.

16

According to the Gini Index, the global inequality was noted as __ in the lecture.

72.2

Cultural racism includes stereotypes such as 'welfare queen' and __ to attribute educational inequalities.

Jezebel

__ racism refers to racism that is subtle, often using ideas of meritocracy to explain disparities without acknowledging systemic issues.

Colorblind

One argument against colorblind policies is that they fail to address the historical context of __ discrimination.

racial

The decline in approval of interracial marriage between Black and White people in the US has significantly __ since 1958 to 2021.

increased

The concept of __ refers to biases that are not consciously held and affect decision-making in implicit ways.

implicit bias

Sociologists warn against using phrases like 'effects of race' when they should really mean the 'effects of __.'

racism

In individual-level racism, microaggressions are often subtle and refer to __ actions against marginalized groups.

discriminatory

The idea that segregation and homophily are outcomes of free choices is known as __ in the colorblind racism theory.

naturalization

The concept of __ within institutional-level racism means that blame is shifted between institutions instead of addressing the root causes.

blame-shifting

The US experienced significant __ and legal changes during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.

reform

The median family wealth by race shows significant disparity, particularly between __ and Black families.

White

Affirmative action policies were introduced to counteract the historical legacies of __ racism.

structural

The persistence of explicit racism is evidenced by the ongoing use of racial epithets and distorted portrayals of marginalized groups, such as __.

Native Americans

The __ was created to combat the overt discrimination faced by racial minorities in the US.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The idea that the way to stop race discrimination is to not recognize it is often referred to as __ racism.

colorblind