Class Year
2022
Document Type
Student Research Paper
Date of Creation
Spring 2020
Department 1
Africana Studies
Abstract
America is a country that has racism interwoven into its history and ingrained within its society. Blacks have been subjected to this racism and oppression for generations, and at a higher level than other minority groups. More recently in American society, we can see a transition from overt discrimination to covert discrimination through policies and legislation that affect racial groups differently. Foucault and Bentham’s Panopticon can be used to discuss the true systematic violence imposed on blacks and we can further that discussion by investigating the War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration and how they represent reincarnations of previous Babylonian systems. In addition to that, we will discuss psychological reasons for racism and discrimination, as well as the psychological and physiological effects of racism.
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Recommended Citation
Burton, Brett S., "Racism in America: A Psychological Approach" (2020). Student Publications. 864.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/student_scholarship/864
Included in
African American Studies Commons, Criminology and Criminal Justice Commons, Psychology Commons
Comments
Written for AFS 130: Introduction to African-American Studies