Sorry for the mix-up yesterday. I should have noticed the comments on Quoted Passages & Reminders, but in the future please go back to the original blog post describing whatever exercise I give you. So, below are the questions from the families that will be on the midterm exam, including the Red Family's questions which I posted yesterday. Notice that I did make a few changes in the questions and answers submitted.
BLACK FAMILY: (earns 3 points)
1. Dr. Bonilla-Silva wrote a book entitled Racism Without Racists in which he identified what kind of racism? (1pt)
ANSWER: colorblind racism (or you could give the definition -- a form of racism NOT based in inherent biological inferiority but based on or explained by nonracial factors such economics or cultural factors.)
YELLOW FAMILY: (earns 3 points)
1. Briefly explain the seemingly paradoxical assertion that opens Part 3 of the video series: "Race is an illusion and yet profoundly real." (2pts)
ANSWER: It is illusory as a biological (or scientific) distinction, yet profoundly real socially because we have chosen to associate physical differences such as skin color with assumptions about values, behavior, historical meanings.
RED FAMILY: (earns 3 points + 1 bonus point)
1. Why does Dr. Tatum say white and black parents are reluctant to talk to their children about racism? (2pts)
ANSWER: They are afraid that they will create problems where perhaps none exist and make "colorblind" children unnecessarily color conscious.
2. What analogy does Dr. Tatum use to explain the pervasiveness of prejudice in our society? (1pt)
ANSWER: It's like the SMOG, and insofar as we breathe the air we are also smog breathers, even though we would not describe ourselves as smog breathers.
Remember, these questions will appear on the exam. See you next Tuesday.
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