Deck 11: Racism, Equity, and Privilege

Question 1

_______ is the notion that certain traits of mind, character, and temperament are inescapably part of a racial group's "nature" and as such define its racial fate.

A) Biology
B) Inherency
C) Antipathy
D) Racism

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_______ refers to the advantages or benefits that whites enjoy simply because they are white.

A) Superiority
B) Racism
C) Inferiorization
D) White privilege

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The term "racism" was first used by _______ to refer to the ideology of race superiority.

A) German social scientists in the 1930s
B) American slaveowners
C) ancient Greek rulers
D) segregationists

Answer 3

A

Question 4

_______ is treating the racial other as inferior or of lesser value and viewing the racial other as inferior.

A) White privilege
B) Antipathy
C) Segregating
D) Inferiorizing

Question 5

Inferiorizing and antipathy racism are

A) the same.
B) rare.
C) distinct.
D) no longer in existence.

Question 6

Blum sees the stereotype of Blacks as good dancers as

A) racist.
B) not racist.
C) true.
D) inferiorizing.

Question 7

According to Blum, racial discomfort or anxiety is

A) racist.
B) not racist.
C) intentional.
D) useful.

Question 8

According to Blum, racial discomfort _______ the development of interracial community and other forms of productive interracial relationships.

A) leads to
B) is not connected to
C) results from
D) hinders

Question 9

According to Naomi Zack, white privilege discourse is largely about the _______ of white racial advantage and what white people think and feel about that.

A) absence
B) benefits
C) facts
D) immorality

Question 10

According to Bonilla-Silva, why do Blacks and Latinos have less access to the entire housing market?

A) Because of a variety of exclusionary practices by white realtors and homeowners
B) Because of a lack of education
C) Because of a lack of financial resources
D) Because of unintentional discrimination

Question 11

The traditional idea of race is that race is a matter of heritable _______ features common to all members of a racial group.

A) psychological
B) cultural
C) sociological
D) biological

Question 12

The idea of race arose in different forms over time beginning around the _______ century.

A) twelfth
B) sixteenth
C) twentieth
D) eighteenth

Question 13

Scholars argue that despite the nonexistence of biological race, giving up entirely our ability to talk and think about racialized groups and racial realities would have _______ effects.

A) disastrous
B) positive
C) problematic
D) unforeseeable

Question 14

U.S. law recognizes that racially based wrongs are _______ other similar wrongs.

A) less serious than
B) equally as serious as
C) more serious than
D) more justifiable than

Question 15

According to Sullivan, the most obvious difference between white liberalism and white supremacy is that the racial biases of white supremacists tend to be much more _______ than those of white liberals.

A) overt
B) subtle
C) hidden
D) covert

Question 16

According to Sullivan, how is the production and display of white middle-class moral goodness established?

A) By participating in racial justice demonstrations
B) By acknowledging their white privilege
C) By establishing the moral badness of poor and lower-class white people
D) By refraining from making derogatory remarks about race

Question 17

According to Sullivan, the best way for a "good white person" to ensure that
They aren't mistaken for one of the "bad white people" is to display _______about their racial identity and history.

A) pride
B) shame
C) curiosity
D) ignorance

Question 18

According to Sullivan, what do white people need to learn to feel about their whiteness?

A) Hatred
B) Guilt
C) Fear
D) Love

Question 19

What does Sullivan prefer to call a white person whose racial identity and habits challenge white domination?

A) Anti-racist
B) White ally
C) Race traitor
D) Color blind

Question 20

Racism is empirically wrong because it is based on assumptions about the world that science has shown to be unfounded.

Question 21

The idea of race has been around since the dawn of history.

Question 22

Race constructivists argue that the term "race" meaningfully refers to the widespread grouping of individuals into certain categories by society.

Question 23

One reason racism is morally wrong is that it violates the principle of respect for persons.

Question 24

Blum claims that racism is a term not used often enough to describe certain behaviors.

Question 25

According to Blum, all racial incidents are racist incidents.

Question 26

Racial antipathy is a strong dislike toward individuals or groups because of their race.

Question 27

Blum claims that racial anxiety or discomfort is not, in itself, racist.

Question 28

Our present idea of white privilege was introduced by Peggy McIntosh in 1989.

Question 29

According to Naomi Zack, the discourse of white privilege is problematic because it goes too far in blaming all whites for all forms of racism.

Question 30

According to Naomi Zack, the discourse of white privilege does not go far enough in directly addressing injustice against nonwhites.

Question 31

According to Naomi Zack, all whites are responsible for the disadvantages of nonwhites.

Question 32

White privilege does not include the benefit of freedom from worrying about or suffering from racism.

Question 33

The principle of utility says that we should produce the most favorable balance of benefit over harm for all concerned.

Question 34

According to Malcolm X, there was nothing that white people could do to help the United States achieve racial justice for Black people and other people of color.

Question 35

According to Sullivan, racial justice movements depend on white people for their success.

Question 36

According to Sullivan, white people don't know how to live their racial identities in ways that promote racial justice.

Question 37

According to Sullivan, anti-racism in white people is driven by a desire to be recognized as not racist rather than by a desire to eliminate racial injustice.

Question 38

Color blindness entails seeing "just people" instead of seeing different races.

Question 39

How does Blum differentiate between racial anxiety and racial discomfort?

Question 40

In his conclusion, Blum discusses three ways we can gain clarity about what racism means. What are those three ways? What is your response to each?

Question 41

Blum describes several reasons that people are reluctant to discuss race/racism. What are some reasons he gives? What is your own experience with such conversations?

Question 42

Do you agree with Blum that the terms "racism" and "racist" are overused or used inaccurately? Explain your answer.

Question 43

Describe a time that you either experienced or witnessed racism. Do any of Blum's specific points about racism connect to your experience? Explain.

Question 44

What are Blum's concerns over what he sees as an inflated use of the term "racist?"

Question 45

How does Blum defend his claim that not all racial incidents are racist incidents? Do you agree? Explain why or why not.

Question 46

How does Blum differentiate between racial and racist stereotypes? Do you agree with him? Explain why or why not.

Question 47

According to Naomi Zack, why is white privilege discourse not the best response to contemporary injustice?

Question 48

Which constitutional amendments does Naomi Zack discuss? Which specific court cases? How do they relate to her discussion of white privilege and white privilege discourse?

Question 49

Bonilla-Silva writes "most whites insist that minorities (especially blacks) are the ones responsible for whatever 'race problem' we have in this country. They publicly denounce blacks for 'playing the race card,' for demanding the maintenance of unnecessary and divisive race-based programs, such as affirmative action, and for crying 'racism' whenever they are criticized by whites." How does he defend these claims? Do you agree with Bonilla-Silva? Defend your answer.

Question 50

Bonilla-Silva writes that Black and dark-skinned racial minorities "lag well behind whites in virtually every area of social life." What specific example and statistics does he provide? Did any of this information surprise you? Explain.

Question 51

What does Bonilla-Silva mean by "color-blind racism"? What problems does he claim result from this racial ideology?

Question 52

How does Sullivan answer the question "what can white people do to help end racial injustice?" Do you agree with her? Explain.

Question 53

What characteristics does Sullivan attribute to 'good white liberals'?

Question 54

In what ways does Sullivan suggest many white people try to separate themselves from white supremacists?

Question 55

Describe/explain the four central strands of white liberal anti-racism discussed by Sullivan.

Question 56

What alternatives does Sullivan suggest to the four central strands of white liberal anti-racism she discusses? What is your response to her suggestion(s)?

Question 57

What harms does Sullivan claim are caused by white anti-racism? Do you agree with her? Explain.

Question 58

How does Sullivan differentiate between white anti-racists and white allies? What characteristics does she attribute to each?