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Students Make Themselves Heard: The Central Park Exonerated Five: Part 4 (of 4)
Previously: As a White professor teaching sociology and diversity at a Historically Black College (Baltimore City Community College), I often dealt with sensitive and potentially divisive issues. Roughly 3 decades ago, one of my Intro Soc students raised a tough … Continue reading
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Thin Slices of Autism
Starbucks has been in the news lately for reasons that seemingly have nothing to do with autism. Months ago, two Black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia. Their offense? Asking to use the bathroom, waiting for their business partner, … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-bias training, autism, bias, black men, body language, discrimination, Philadelphia, prejudice, race, Starbucks, stereotype, thin slice judgement
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Childhood Bias, Learning, and “Jimmys”
Rebecca Dore, lead investigator of a recent University of Virginia study on biases among children, argues that adults need to address this issue early and I might add, often. But how? A few years ago, I asked my youngest daughter … Continue reading
Do African Americans Cry?
In 1903, W.E.B. Du Bois, noted author, sociologist, and the first African American to earn a Doctorate Degree from Harvard University, received a letter from Alvin Borquest. The White researcher was interested in the subject of crying. He asked the … Continue reading
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Tagged African Americans, Alvin Borquest, bias, Black children, Debra Van Ausdale, Gordon Allport, Harvard University, Kenneth Clark, kindergarten students, Mamie Clark, pre-schoolstudents, race, racial attitudes, racial perceptions, racial preferences, Rebecca Dore, University of Virginia, W.E.B. Du Bois, White children
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Social Class Bias
As a dimension of diversity, social class carries tremendous economic, educational, and political importance. Yet, when diversity is defined and discussed, social class is often totally ignored or at best, an afterthought. Consider the following stories as reported in the … Continue reading
Tutu the Teacher
Last week, Archbishop Desmond Tutu retired at the age of 79. As a teacher, his students spanned the globe. One of the most important lessons I learned from him has to do with our hidden biases, and the subtle ways … Continue reading
Some Perspective Please
Some Perspective Please As a sociologist, my training is to make connections, and look beyond the present, beyond the individual, and beyond the “bits and pieces” offered by the media. With regard to the ongoing controversy surrounding the location of … Continue reading