student presentation

1. Review of the sage handbook of Race and ethnic
studies by Patricia Hill Collins and John Solomos
A presentation by Katie Muir and Joely Chambers

2. Race and ethnicity
Katie and Joely
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3. History of race
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4. Scientific racism
• Linnaeus believed that humans could be
separated
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5. Media influences
Steve Jones The Language of Genes
Paris attacks — increase of online Islamophobia

6. The first part of the Handbook
Historical foundations of race and ethnic
relations and its role in the United States.
Using a census - difficult to construct the
different ethnic groups

7. The second part of the Handbook
• Race and ethnicity — social hierarchies such as
class, nation, gender and sexuality.
• Gender and race relations developed from the
US Civil Rights Movement from the 1970s.

8. The third part of the Handbook
• Race and ethnicity in social institutions e.g.
political relations and migration
• Institutional racism - Stephan Lawrence
(McPherson’s Report)

9. The fourth part of the Handbook
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• Education — Banks and Park

10. Criticisms of the Handbook
• Only focuses on United States and Britain –
overlooks the insight of other parts of the
world.

11. •Thank you
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