[社会学]美国种族状况差距调查-一些美国人不会告诉你的事情.pptVIP

Our Working Assumptions Race Matters. Almost every indicator of well-being shows troubling disparities/disproportionalities by race Disparities are often created and maintained inadvertently through policies and practices that contain barriers to opportunity It’s possible-- and only possible-- to close equity gaps by using strategies determined through an intentional focus on race If opportunities in all key areas of well-being are equitable, then equitable results will follow Given the right message, analysis, and tools, people will work toward racial equity Overview of the Presentation Illustrative stories through the lens of “embedded racial inequities” What are embedded racial inequities? What’s different about work that uses an embedded racial inequities lens? How can the Race Matters Toolkit help? Q A The GI Bill: A Story of Embedded Racial Inequity Philip’s Story Thomas’s Story Juan’s Story Fast Forward to Today . . . Other Inequality of Opportunity Stories that Still Matter Today Era of Equal Opportunity Policies (50s, 60s, and 70s) Opportunity Victories . . . But Inequitable Outcomes Mendez vs. Westminister Schools today Brown vs. Board of Education remain racially segregated and still unequal in terms of access to resources. Fair Housing Act of 1968 Discrimination persists in zoning, real estate practices, and lending. Affirmative Action Largest beneficiaries have been White women. Voting Rights Act of 1965 More elected officials of color but w/o adequate resources in urban areas to govern effectively; redistricting to erode political power; ballot box inequities. Era of Retrenchment (80s, 90s, 00s) Challenge to Opportunity Victories Inequitable Outcomes English Only Laws as state referenda Deprives civil rights (e.g. vote, legal proceed- ings, and education) for those with limited English profi