2012
DOI: 10.1177/0038040712456554
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Other People’s Racism

Abstract: This article uses data drawn from nine months of fieldwork and student, teacher, and administrator interviews at a southern high school to analyze school racial conflict and the construction of racism. We find that institutional inequalities that stratify students by race and class are routinely ignored by school actors who, we argue, use the presence of so-called redneck students to plausibly deny racism while furthering the standard definition of racism as blatant prejudice and an individual trait. The histo… Show more

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“…Cultural Racism was often linked closely with Minimization. For example, while the faculty often referred to a lack of academic preparation in Students of Color, they often did not consider the structural inequities the students might have experienced in K–12 education (Fiel, 2013; Hardie & Tyson, 2013; Ogbu, 1994; Posey-Maddox, 2014) and in higher education (Mullen, 2010; Winkle-Wagner, 2009). Ignoring structural inequities often linked White faculty to the concept of Minimization where inequalities were minimized and passed off as flaws with the students’ respective cultures.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Cultural Racism was often linked closely with Minimization. For example, while the faculty often referred to a lack of academic preparation in Students of Color, they often did not consider the structural inequities the students might have experienced in K–12 education (Fiel, 2013; Hardie & Tyson, 2013; Ogbu, 1994; Posey-Maddox, 2014) and in higher education (Mullen, 2010; Winkle-Wagner, 2009). Ignoring structural inequities often linked White faculty to the concept of Minimization where inequalities were minimized and passed off as flaws with the students’ respective cultures.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Observational methods might uncover the various ways that racial discrimination impacts minority youth, given that racial discrimination is multidimensional (e.g., individual, cultural, and institutional), operating across multiple contexts such as schools, neighborhoods, and social media (García Coll et al, 1996; Tynes et al, 2012). Observational techniques are especially needed, given that prior research has documented White administrators’ and teachers’ unwillingness to discuss racial incidents in school settings even in the context of a race riot between Black and White students (Hardie & Tyson, 2013). Observational techniques might also identify how institutional practices in school settings result in educational disparities.…”
Section: Measurement and Methodology In The Context Of The Integrativ...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Leaders may deny racism exists within its walls and systematically ignore the experiences of its students of color, who repeatedly report overt and implicit racist actions by fellow students. Should racist incidents become public, the logic of individualized responsibility would drive school leaders to blame individual actors and to release statements denouncing the racist behavior, claiming it inconsistent with the school’s valuing of diversity, minimizing the particularly racist animus, and prioritizing the school’s reputation (Ahmed, 2012; Bridgeforth, 2021; Hardie & Tyson, 2013). Alternatively, leaders acting with communal responsibility could instead address the systemic conditions that continue to support racism, such as taking responsibility for delayed action on overt racism and more subtle and race-evasive actions and structures that place image ahead of education.…”
Section: What Does It Mean To Be Responsible?mentioning
confidence: 99%