Only White People can be Racist
What does Power have to do with Prejudice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2641720 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pooja Sawrikar (0000-0002-4296-1657, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author), Ilan Barry Katz (UNSW Sydney) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 80-99 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/ccs.v2i1.1075 |
| OpenAlex | W2179958468 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
Social researchers and activists who use the sociological definition of racism - that 'Racism = Prejudice + Power' - generally aim to attain racial equality by equalising differences in social power among racial groups. However, this definition can be taken to extreme when the role of social power is given disproportionately more weight than the role prejudice in explaining the occurrence and entrenchment of racism in society, such as assertions that racism is synonymous with White supremacy. Such a definition is logically flawed, demonstrates reverse racism, is disempowering for individuals from all racial groups who strive for racial equality, and absolves those who do not. We examine how the recent literature on cultural competency may provide a more effective strategic framework for reducing racism. Cultural competency is a move away from ethnocentrism and towards respect and value for cultural difference, with no racial group treated as a reference point around which the discourse on race relations revolves. In short, by properly acknowledging the role of prejudice, and not exclusively focusing on power, all racial groups can be better empowered to take responsibility for protecting the human right to racial equality
Linguistics · Psychometrics of racism · Racism · Sociology · Terminology · Gender Studies · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology
Community Cohesion
Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations
The Politics of Recognition
Racism
Racism and Cultural Studies
White Supremacy and Racism in the Post-Civil Rights Era
The Purnell Model for Cultural Competence
The Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services
Remnants of Humanism
Who are we
Common Ground
Defending the white race
Minorities and the National Ethos
Stereotypes and prejudice
Rethinking Racism
Cosmopolitanism and Planetary Humanism
The Last Word on Racism
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2023 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |