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  • Only White People can be Racist: What does Power have to do with Prejudice?

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    Sawrikar, Pooja
    Katz, Ilan Barry
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    Sawrikar, Pooja
    Year published
    2010
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    Abstract
    Social researchers and activists who use the sociological definition of racism - that 'Racism = Prejudice + Power' - generally aim to attain racial equality by equalising differences in social power among racial groups. However, this definition can be taken to extreme when the role of social power is given disproportionately more weight than the role prejudice in explaining the occurrence and entrenchment of racism in society, such as assertions that racism is synonymous with White supremacy. Such a definition is logically flawed, demonstrates reverse racism, is disempowering for individuals from all racial groups who strive ...
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    Social researchers and activists who use the sociological definition of racism - that 'Racism = Prejudice + Power' - generally aim to attain racial equality by equalising differences in social power among racial groups. However, this definition can be taken to extreme when the role of social power is given disproportionately more weight than the role prejudice in explaining the occurrence and entrenchment of racism in society, such as assertions that racism is synonymous with White supremacy. Such a definition is logically flawed, demonstrates reverse racism, is disempowering for individuals from all racial groups who strive for racial equality, and absolves those who do not. We examine how the recent literature on cultural competency may provide a more effective strategic framework for reducing racism. Cultural competency is a move away from ethnocentrism and towards respect and value for cultural difference, with no racial group treated as a reference point around which the discourse on race relations revolves. In short, by properly acknowledging the role of prejudice, and not exclusively focusing on power, all racial groups can be better empowered to take responsibility for protecting the human right to racial equality.
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    Journal Title
    Cosmopolitan Civil Societies
    Volume
    2
    Issue
    1
    Publisher URI
    http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/journals/index.php/mcs/article/view/1075
    Copyright Statement
    © The Author(s) 2010. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. For information about this journal please refer to the journal’s website or contact the authors.
    Subject
    Commerce, management, tourism and services
    Human society
    Social policy
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/40097
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