Despite his analysis of what he calls “the Racial Contract,” Mills also argues that Whites have a choice and that there have always been some Whites who have been willing to “speak out and struggle against the terms of the contract”. (p.107) Similarly, we have talked about contentious politics, anti-racism, and allies and advocates.

1. Mills argues that
while social contract theory has been primarily about “justice and rights in
the abstract,” theories of the Racial Contract have been concerned with
“conquest, imperialism, colonialism, white settlement, land rights, race and
racism, slavery, jim crow, reparations, apartheid, cultural authenticity,
national identity, indigenismo, Afrocentrism, etc. . . . which have
been central to the political struggles of the majority of the world’s
population.” (p. 4) Explain this overall argument from Mills about the contrast
between the assumptions of the social contract and his articulation of the
racial contract.
2. I claim in my 2015
article on “Racism and Discrimination versus Advantage and Favoritism” that the
ultimate white privilege is the privilege not to be a racist and to still
benefit from the structure of racial inequality. Based on what we have covered
in this course, explain this claim and what evidence supports it.
3. Several times in the
course, we talked about the concept of “isomorphic attributions” as a skill
that could be learned and practiced to be more effective in diverse and global
environments. What does this concept mean, why is it important, and what
related concepts did we discuss through the semester that are similar in terms
of learning how to more effectively interact with people who are different from
us in terms of background and culture?
4. Dovidio et al. argue
that the creation of ingroups and outgroups is a normal, psychological process
that is part of the efficiency of thinking. Even so, the creation of ingroups
and outgroups can contribute to both intergroup conflict and inequality. Based
on the readings from Brewer, Fiske, Devine, and others, including Dovidio et
al, what do we know about ingroups and outgroups, how we respond to them, and
how we reduce likely intergroup conflict?
5. Despite his analysis
of what he calls “the Racial Contract,” Mills also argues that Whites have a
choice and that there have always been some Whites who have been willing to
“speak out and struggle against the terms of the contract”. (p.107) Similarly,
we have talked about contentious politics, anti-racism, and allies and
advocates. Discuss what we know about the efforts to challenge or resist the
domination and oppression that were part of the racial hierarchy that emerged
in western Europe and the US and what we need to know about how and under what
circumstances it can be challenged.

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