Based on chapter 1 in the textbook:
Part 1 — What Constitutes A Social Problem?
Part 2 — Identify any problem that you consider a social problem and explain why it is a social problem. (Based on your understanding of chapter 1)
In order to view your classmate’s responses to this CTQ/Discussion Broad Topics, you must first respond to the CTQ/DB Topic yourself. Students must create a thread “first” in order to view other threads in this forum. If your first post is not your own response to the CTQ, 8 points will be deducted.
(Sometimes students will view classmates’ responses first and then post an initial response to the DB. [This behavior is not acceptable in this class]. You must prepare yourself to respond to the CTQ by reading the supplemental reader, textbook, or by viewing any available supplemental materials), and then post your own thoughts}
EXERCISE: Overt and Covert Racism
Racism comes in many forms. It is structured within institutions, both through the people acting on behalf of the institutions and in the institutional regulations and organizational policies. Overt racism, which is clearly unfair, is easier to see than covert racism, which hides and can seem small or unimportant to those unaffected. For this exercise, pick an institution. It can be schools, prisons, media, healthcare, police, housing, or any other of your choosing. Think specifically about the type of institution and make two lists. The first list is things the institution might do that would be overtly racist. The second list is things the institution might do that would be covertly racist. Try to come up with at least four examples of each.
For example, in a high school, a Black student finding a noose in his locker would be overt racism, and Black students being told not to gather behind the cafeteria at lunch so the administration can keep an eye on them, even though white students also gather behind the cafeteria at lunch, would be covert racism.
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