Institutionalized Racism
Initial historical insult
Structural barriers
Inaction in face of need
Societal norms
Biological determinism
Unearned privilege
Personally mediated racism
Intential
Unintentional
Acts of commission
Acts of omission
Maintains structural barriers
Condoned by societal norms
Internalized racism
Relects systems of privilege
Reflects societal values
Erodes individual sense of value
Undermines collective action
Government
Power to decide
Power to act
Control of resources
Dangerous when allied with one group
Dangerous when not concerned with equity
Camara Phyllis Jones, Levels of Racism, American Journal of Public Health, August
2000, 908, p 1212 - 1215
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