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The 2000 US census states that racial categories "generally reflect a social definition of race recognized in this country. They do not conform to any biological, anthropological or genetic criteria". [5] It defines "white people" as "people having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa". [6]
So-called "white racism" focuses on societies in which white populations are the majority or the dominant social group. In studies of these majority white societies, the aggregate of material and cultural advantages is usually termed "white privilege". Race and race relations are prominent areas of study in sociology and economics. Much of the ...
White privilege pedagogy has been influential in multicultural education, teacher training, ethnic and gender studies, sociology, psychology, political science, American studies, and social work education. [68] [69] [70] Several scholars have raised questions about the focus on white privilege in efforts to combat racism in educational settings.
Anti-white racism refers to discriminatory sentiments and acts of hostility of a racist nature toward people racialized as White. These notions and the use of the term "anti-white racism" are an object of study in sociology, philosophy, political science and law, as well as a topic discussed in the media, by intellectuals and in the social sphere.
Whiteness studies is the study of the structures that produce white privilege, [1] the examination of what whiteness is when analyzed as a race, a culture, and a source of systemic racism, [2] and the exploration of other social phenomena generated by the societal compositions, perceptions and group behaviors of white people. [3]
“The conviction was based in large part on references to race and plays to racism.” A Maryland circuit court judge vacated Syed’s convictions due to new evidence that could’ve impacted the ...
[103] After Hurricane Katrina, many African Americans felt abandoned by the United States Government. 66% of African Americans "said that 'the government's response to [Katrina] would have been faster if most of the victims had been white. ' " [104] For a disproportionate share of the impoverished in New Orleans, many had, and continue to have ...
Kennedy Mitchum expected little in return after emailing Merriam- Webster about its standing definition of the word racism. The 22-year-old was surprised to receive a response from the editor of ...