Dis. 7  Should we continue to collect data on race and ethnicity?

Topic

In what situations should we continue collecting data on race and ethnicity, and in what situations should we stop collecting data on race and ethnicity?  (see Desmond & Emirbayer)

jour. 7 

Colorblindness in American Society

We determine whether our society is “colorblind.”  Our  

objectives this week are to: 

· Describe colorblind racism and new racism;

· Discuss social policy implications of erroneous beliefs that we live in a post-racial or colorblind society; and

· Summarize the perception gap between majority and minority groups and how that impacts support for public policy aimed at combating racial inequality.