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Taking the Perspective of Others: Teaching about Racial Inequality*
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Rich, Meghan, and Margaret Andersen. 2010. “Taking the Perspective of Others: Teaching about Racial Inequality*”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/taking-the-perspective-of-others-teaching-about.

Abstract

We describe two exercises that teach students about two themes in the sociology of race: (1) the significance of racial symbols in constructing how people think about and experience race; and, (2) the cumulative and structural basis of racial inequality. The two exercises, one on the use of Native American mascots in school sports teams and one on the...

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Subject Area(s):
Racial and Ethnic Relations
Resource Type(s):
Class Activity

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