“Sick” Feminists or Helpless Victims: Images of Women in Ku Klux Klan and American Nazi Party Literature

Shanks-Meile, Stephanie L.; Dobratz, Betty A.

doi:10.1177/016059769101500105

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“…Initially, some prospective grandparents tried to discourage the continuation of the M-R relationship by raising concerns and questions about the racial classification of the grandchild. Similar findings were also reported by Johnson and Warren (1994), Shanks-Meile and Dobratz (1991), and Spickard (1989). Johnson and Warren (1994) point out that society's taboos are ostensibly not fully transgressed if no children are born from the relationship because there is no permanent blurring of boundaries between the groups.…”

Section: Interpersonal Level and Inter-group Levelssupporting

confidence: 90%

Can a Racist Society Produce and Sustain Just and Healthy Interracial Relationships? A Few South African Case Studies

Mojapelo-Batka

2015

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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In this study the experiences, perceptions and challenges of being in a mixed-race relationship (M-R) are explored against the backdrop of previous South African pieces of legislation meant to keep the various race groups apart. The study is located within a conceptual framework predominantly informed by a constructivist approach, including some tenets from the social constructionist approach. For the purposes of this study, six cases of mixed-race couples consisting of black and white partners only were recruited through snowball sampling. The results of the study indicate that individuals found their involvement in M-R relationships to be a positive experience, and thus resulting in a positive attitude change and a sense of personal growth. However, M-R couples and their extended families experienced cognitive dissonance which required them to discard their previously internalised racial stereotypes. To do this, strategies such as cognitive differentiation, re-categorization and de-categorization were used. This enabled the couples and their families to attempt the shift toward non-racial socially constructed categories. Most of the challenges of being in M-R relationships were experienced on both the interpersonal and the inter-group levels. The losses, disadvantages, challenges, concerns and pains experienced by M-R couples were mainly related to family and social disapproval as well as general family and social efforts aimed at discouraging race mixing.

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Section: Interpersonal Level and Inter-group Levelssupporting

confidence: 90%

Can a Racist Society Produce and Sustain Just and Healthy Interracial Relationships? A Few South African Case Studies

Mojapelo-Batka

2015

Int. J. Criminol. Sociol.

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“…Women are portrayed as weak and virtueless and above all corruptible, desperately needing White masculine leadership and strength. Women reach their highest fulfillment in the supporting roles of wife and motherhood (Aho, 1990;Shanks-Meille & Dobratz, 1991). Her sole purpose in this culture is to maintain a comfortable home for her man and to bear "beautiful, healthy white babies" (Shanks-Meille & Dobratz, 1991, p. 79;Aho, 1990).…”

Section: The Doctrine Of Identity Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Her sole purpose in this culture is to maintain a comfortable home for her man and to bear "beautiful, healthy white babies" (Shanks-Meille & Dobratz, 1991, p. 79;Aho, 1990). To deviate from the performance of these roles is to become relegated to the ranks of a "sick feminist" traitor to the White race (Shanks-Meille & Dobratz, 1991). The role of women is problematic for this organization in that it limits recruitment of women participants.…”

Section: The Doctrine Of Identity Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The role of women is problematic for this organization in that it limits recruitment of women participants. This factor adds fuel to the fire concerning their views on miscegenation (Aho, 1990;Shanks-Meille & Dobratz, 1991). A major concern for this philosophy is pollution of the White race though miscegenation.…”

Section: The Doctrine Of Identity Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Interracial marriage, dating, and sex are strictly prohibited and are attached to every form of social ill conceivable. Diseases, germs, viruses, bacteria, and general uncleanliness are associated with race mixing (Aho, 1990;Dobratz & Shanks-Meille, 1988;Shanks-Meille & Dobratz., 1991). There is fear that the pure White race will be corrupted and defiled by mixing with the "mud people" (non-Whites) and the penalty for miscegenation is death (Aho, 1990).…”

Section: The Doctrine Of Identity Christianitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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