PSYC 3180 Cross Cultural Psychology

1. PSYC 3180 Cross Cultural Psychology Part 1

2. “Why Race, Class, and Gender Still Matter” by M. L. Anderson and P. H. Collins The article starts by stating that the “U.S. is a nation where people are suppose to be able to rise above their origins.” How true is this? The authors argue that the topics of diversity should be discussed collectively instead of separately. They also suggest not to compare (i.e., sexual minorities concerns are the same as ethnic minorities). Thoughts? According to the authors how do we develop a race, class, and gender perspective? An inclusive perspective?

3. “Missing People and Others: Joining Together to Expand the Circle ” by A. Madrid Who are the “missing people” to whom Madrid refers? What does it means to be the “other”? Madrid describes minority individuals entering social institutions through the back door, front door, side door, and window. What is meant by this? What are the institutional relations that often result?

4. “From a Native Daughter” by H. K. Trask Is it the failure of historians to learn the Hawaiian language the result of ignorance or ethnocentric bias? Explain. What did Trask mean when she wrote, “I was reading the West’s view of itself through the degradation of my own past?” How did the land tenure changes instituted by Westerners affect Hawaiians

5. “Katrina, Black Women, and the Deadly Discourse on Black Poverty in America”, by B. Ransby What are some social factors that were in place before Katrina hit New Orleans that set the stage for the particularly hard impact the disaster had on Black women? Why do you think the author use the words “deadly discourse” in her title? What did she mean by stating that part of the Katrina story is “uplifting and encouraging”? What does Ransby identify as the “greatest protector” in times of disaster? How did the media’s portrayal of the “masculine and muscular” relief efforts impact Black women?

6. “Oppression” by Frye What does Frye mean by “double bind”? “situations in which options are reduced to a very few and all of them expose one to penalty, censure, or deprivation” Is oppression inherent within our social structure as Frye explains?

7. “A Different Mirror” by R. Takaki How did he and the cab drivers perceive “Americans”? What does Takaki mean by “a different mirror”? According to Takaki, what is the benefit in understanding the history of racial and ethnic groups within the United States?

8. “Seeing More than Black and White: Latinos, Racism, and the Cultural Divide” by E. Martinez What does Martinez mean by the “Oppression Olympics”? What are your thoughts about “Latinos are viewed as invisible and a threat at the same time”? What is the importance of “solidarity of racial and ethnic groups”? Why do some people maintain that Latinos do not experience racism?”

9. Color-Blind Privilege: The Social and Political Functions of Erasing the Color Line in Post Race America”, C. Gallagher What does Gallagher mean by his argument that a new form of racist thinking, an ideology called color blind racism is becoming dominant? What is meant by meritocracy? According to Gallagher, how do media images affect the way people (specifically White people) perceive race and racism?