Racism Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of Race and Racism.

Racism Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 2 pages of analysis of Race and Racism.
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Race and Racism

Summary: Systemic racism is recurring and unequal relationships between groups and individuals perpetuated by a broad social reproduction process. According to Feagin, systemic racism in America began with European colonists enriching themselves substantially at the expense of indigenous people and the Africans they imported for enslavement.
Race and Racism Reflection Paper

Systemic racism is recurring and unequal relationships between groups and individuals perpetuated by a broad social reproduction process. According to Feagin, systemic racism in America began with European colonists enriching themselves substantially at the expense of indigenous people and the Africans they imported for enslavement. I agree with Feagin about the origins of systemic racism because of the European Worldview as described by Kambon. Kambon states that:

" The basic thrust of the European worldview defines an antagonistic and conflictual theme in so-called human-nature relations. The emphasis is placed on human intervention into nature to achieve mastery and gain control over nature through the mechanisms of aggression, domination,

oppression, suppression, repression, and unnatural alteration and reordering of all objects in nature."(Chapter 4:European Worldview, Pg 147)

This emphasis of the European worldview is clearly present in America today and in history. Racial oppression spawned from...

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