Our Social World: Introduction to Sociology
SAGE Journal Articles
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Prejudice
This article provides insights about the role that beliefs and expectations play in third-party observers’ judgments about expressions of prejudice.
Questions to Consider:
- Can one have prejudicial beliefs and not be discriminatory? Can one be discriminatory towards another and not have prejudicial beliefs?
- Which theories from this article do you believe best explains why individuals are prejudicial?
- What are the concerns with stereotypes associated with racial groups?
Slavery
This article offers a conceptual reading of how apology efforts around slavery have unfolded at a single university.
Questions to Consider:
- According to this article, why were African Americans chosen to be slaves?
- Why didn't the end of slavery abolish the discrimination that still exists against certain races?
Discrimination
Building on recent studies that analyze race and crime at the micro-level, we specify a social psychological model linking personal experiences with racial discrimination to an increased risk of offending.
Questions to Consider:
- According to the article, why are poverty and crime highly correlated with each other?
- What factors, in your opinion, account for the fact that Blacks are the most residentially segregated racial group in the United States?
Internalized Racism
Collectively, this article suggests a need to investigate other potential mechanisms by which discrimination impacts mental health, and examine further the underlying factors of internalized racism as a potential self-protective strategy.
Questions to Consider:
- According to this article, what is the relationship between mental health and racism?
- What factors can account for the lack of studies in regards to the psychological costs of Internalized racism?
- How does internalized racism differ from other forms of racism?