Gabe L - The Psychology in Racism

Hi! This blog post is going to be a little bit different. Today I'm going to talk about my personal opinions about this book and what my thoughts are so far. First I'll be running through what was discussed in the last section of my reading (pages 262 through 305), Then I'll share my thoughts about this specific passage.  As I read the last passage (pages 209 through 262), I made the connection to today's affirmative action, talking more about its occurrence in jobs rather than education. When I began to read pages 262 through 305, I noticed that the author used the topic of affirmative action to transition into the discussion of other races and ethnicities. Specifically, past events that triggered racial biases and thoughts towards them. Tatum also expands on her idea of racial identity, intertwining the idea of several racial groups with the struggle of finding true racial identity. She states, "Asian Pacific Americans, Latinxs, and Native Americans are...

Good afternoon! After reading these pages, I think this type of post, connections with current events, would be best appropriate to publish. This section of the book focuses on affirmative action, white identity, and how racism "isn't just black and white. As Tatum first explores the idea of affirmative action, I thought to myself, there's only one type, of course: educational.  However, Tatum demonstrated to the audience that there's more than meets the eye. Prior to expanding on her point of view of affirmative action, she provides substantial evidence of how institutional racism is still present economically. Here's one example of how minorities still face a disadvantage when searching for jobs. "In another version of the same experiment, the White testers presented themselves as ex-felons (having served eighteen months for possessing cocaine with intent to sell) and were teamed up with Latinx and Black applicants with no criminal records. Whites with ...

Hi everyone! As I read pages 165 to 208, I was able to wrap my head around the author's overall argument and the connections she made within the passage. Before, I had some trouble with grasping her main idea because I became impatient when she made claims that she didn't fully support. Instead of focusing on finding evidence right away, I opened my mind and tried to find the bigger picture of what the author was trying to say. From what I understand, Tatum's argument is that institutional racism still exists, and understanding why  it exists will ultimately help solve the problem.  As Tatum continues to explore this idea of institutional racism, I noticed that she focuses on the 'understanding of  why it exists' in this specific passage. From what I understand, the main claim of part five is that when someone's racial identity is found, it will lead to them understanding the topic of racism as a whole, leading to more understanding interactions between ...

When reading the first few pages of this book, I immediately noticed that the author, Beverly Daniel Tatum, decides to introduce her job title and her previous research on page 73. In fact, the first sentence is a long run-on that establishes her credibility right away. She mentions her job title as a clinical psychologist, her experience with the topic of racism, her connections with a department of a university, and her ability to teach other people about the topic. Moreover, in part one on page 84, she uses her credibility quite tactically. Tatum states, "When I was teaching at Mount Holyoke College, one of my students conducted a research project investigating preschoolers' conceptions of Native Americans." Tatum mentions her instance of teaching and the positive outcome of her student initiating a research project to prove that she not only teaches, but she does it effectively. Tatum then uses her credibility as a foundation for establishing the 'true de...