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October 22nd
Sign in and deposit participation cards Lecture 5: Racial Stratification Homework:
Response paper #3 Readings:
Savage Inequalities: Children in America’s Schools The Hispanic Dropout Mystery Racial Stratification and Education in the United States:
Why Inequality Persists
Lecture 5
Racial Stratification
Why do we have racial inequality today?
Are we even at the same salad bar? According to the reading, we can’t be
considered a “melting pot, but must be considered a “salad bowl”
Pluralism: population is characterized by two or more cultural traditions
Who is an American?
Racial Triangle: American Race Relations in History
1st Class Citizens: Whites
2nd Class Citizens: Blacks
3rd Class Citizens: Native Americans
Need to understand our ‘racial’ roots Racial and ethnic groups that were forced
into American society have historically been disadvantaged in the opportunity structure and experience segregation today Black, Latino, and Native American
Racial and ethnic groups that have voluntarily come to the US have seen higher levels of integration European, Asian
Racial Stratification: Cultural Differentiation Cultural differentiation
The greater and more visible the cultural distinctions, the more likely there is to be conflict Ethnocentrism & Individual Racism
White Privilege: one’s culture and social advantage in society is seen as “normal” and objective “Others” must assimilate “As a white person, I realized I had been taught about
racism as something that puts others at a disadvantage, but had been taught not to see one of its corollary aspects, white privilege, which puts me at an advantage.”
Understanding Privilege
Structures of privilege are often invisible to us “I was taught to see racism only in individual acts
of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group”
Individuals with privilege are not responsible for the circumstances that brought them privilege, but they are responsible for how they respond to it
Racial Stratification: Structural differentiation Institutional Racism: unchallenged and
customary way of doing things in society that keep minority groups in subordinate or disadvantaged positions Unequal Opportunity Structure
Social structure can encourage or reduce inequality among racial and ethnic groups
Historical Race Relations: When Race Mattered1. Race caste oppression in the Ante-bellum
South (pre-1865) Slavery economic system based on race
2. Class conflict and racial oppression (1865- 1964)
Split-labor market – racial conflict over jobs De Jure Segregation: separation of racial and
ethnic groups in daily activities Civil service, housing, education, marriage
What is the Racial Legacy?3. According to William J. Wilson, class position now
matters more than race in defining life chances (Wilson) Political changes broke down racial barriers, but economic
inequalities exist
De Facto Segregation: Formal segregation replaced with informal segregation today
Underclass: segment of the population with limited social mobility due to economic subordination
Perpetuated by residential, occupation, and education segregation
Occupational Segregation
Occupations in which at least 25% are African American Taxi driver, postal clerk, correctional officer,
security guard, nurse’s aid/health aid, barber
Occupations in which at least 25% are Latino/a Private house cleaner, maid/janitor, gardener,
construction worker, farm worker, food service
An Invisible Class? Invisible class: those who are economically
invisible Minority status Recent Immigrants Undocumented
Residential Segregation
New Deal Polices and GI Bill created a legacy of residential segregation Between 1934 and 1962, the federal government
backed $120 billion of home loans & more than 98% went to whites
Created segregated white suburbs
Since 1970, residential segregation declined for Hispanics and Asians
Diversity in Bay Area
Index of Diversity Most Diverse - Alameda County Least Diverse – Marin County
Largest Percentage of: Black Americans – Alameda and Solano (14%) Latino/Latina – Santa Clara (11%) Asian Americans – San Francisco (30%)
Do We Live Together?
Residential segregation is highest for: Blacks (32-57%) Latinos (23-46%) Asians (!5-28%)
Santa Clara County: Black – White: 59% Latino- White: 52% Asian – White: 34%
Changes in Education Access
1950’s – 1970’s saw gains in education By 1976 Black and White high school graduation
were nearly the same
Late 1990’s seeing decline or stagnation in equal education 1998 non-white enrollment at UCB dropped 45%
and at UCLA 36%
Disparities in Educational Attainment
Separate & unequal
If schools act as sorting mechanisms, what happens when the schools are unequal?
Racial Stratification Today
Three areas of informal segregation exist today that perpetuate racial/ethnic stratification Residential Educational Occupational
All of these are tied to wealth, which is the engine of social mobility