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Racial Identity

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Source:Racial identity development (Chapter 14). Evans, Nancy J., Forney, Deanna S., Guido, Florence M., Patton, Lori D., & Renn, Kristen A. Student development in college: Theory, research, and practice. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

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“W.E.B. Du Bois (1903) accurately predicted, ‘The problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color line’ (p. vii). His prophetic words remain relevant in the twenty-first century” (Evans, et. al., pp. 253-254).

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“College mascots representing American Indian tribes, images of U.S. immigrants constructed solely around Latino populations, and a white person exclaiming that affirmative action is reverse discrimination represent issues that keep race at the center of public thought” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“A number of scholars have noted that race has no biological premise (Cokley, 2007; Ladson-Billings, 1998; Muir, 1993)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Omi and Winant (2004) defined race as ‘an unstable and ‘decentered’ complex of social meanings constantly being transformed by political struggle’ (p. 116)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“The definitions and manifestations of race are social constructions based on an individual’s racial and ethnic heritage and reflected in white domination of other racial and ethnic groups” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Race is consistently used in politics, education, and everyday interactions”

(Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“It is a determining factor in how people view the world, how they are treated, and to the opportunities to which they are (or are not) exposed” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Racial identity theories focus on the role of race and the extent to which it is incorporated into identity or self-concept” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Racial identity is more accurately defined as ‘a sense of group or collective identity based on one’s perception that he or she shares a common racial heritage with a particular racial group’ (Helms, 1994b, p. 3)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Racial identity theory comes from ‘the tradition of treating race as a sociopolitical and, to a lesser extent, a cultural construction’ (Helms, 1991, p. 81)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Thus, an underlying assumption about race in the United States presupposes that racial groups experience either domination or oppression, particularly to preserve whiteness” (Evans, et. al., p. 254). © 2012 Rey Ty

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Critical race theory (CRT) “is an interdisciplinary movement of scholars committed to challenging and deconstructing the interplay of race, racism, and power based on several key tenets (Delgado & Stefannic, 2001)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“First of all, racism is a part of everyday life in America, so embedded that it often goes unnoticed (Delgado, 1995;

Delgado & Stefancic, 2001)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Second, the voices of communities of color are legitimate and central to challenging the privilege of white people in racial discourse (Delgado, 1995; Solórzano, 1998)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“Third, the dominant culture will concede to advances for people of color only when there is also a benefit for them, referred to as interest convergence (Delgado, 1995; Ladson-Billings, 1998)” (Evans, et. al., p. 254).

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“When color blindness is used as the dominant script, it renders invisible the unique experiences of people of color (Ladson-Bilings, 1998).

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Racial Identity

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Source:

Racial identity development (Chapter 14). Evans, Nancy J., Forney, Deanna S., Guido, Florence M., Patton, Lori D., & Renn, Kristen A. Student development in college: Theory, research, and practice. 2nd Ed. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass. © 2012 Rey Ty

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