Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:43:50 BST CiteULike: bkyu38's library [13 articles] http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38 CiteULike.org en-gb Copyright © 2004-2008 citeulike.org http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2915377 <i>World Affairs, No. Spring 2008.</i> Shrunken Sovereign: Consumerism, Globalization, and American Emptiness Benjamin Barber World Affairs, No. Spring 2008. 2008-06-22T17:35:50-00:00 World Affairs Spring 2008 globalization multiculturalism http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658259 <i>Geography Compass, Vol. 1, No. 2. (2007), pp. 222-245.</i><br /><br />Abstract In the 1990s, panic about urban youth led to the intensification of punishment within the juvenile justice system. This article places this panic about urban youth within the context of the historical development of the juvenile justice system as an institution of urban governance, and within contemporary ‘new penology’ trends. In doing so, I argue that the idea of ‘risk’ and dangerousness as applied to juvenile offenders has two important consequences. First, these labels act to target juvenile justice interventions at youth of color. Second, these interventions attempt racial neutrality by using urban conditions as indicators of risk, but end up reinscribing racial difference in juvenile offending. In conclusion, I argue that the use of risk assessment in the juvenile court acts to continue a century-long tradition of using law enforcement to contain, control, and dispose of urban youth of color. ‘It's Urban Living, Not Ethnicity Itself’: Race, Crime and the Urban Geography of High-Risk Youth Elizabeth Brown doi:10.1111/j.1749-8198.2007.00013.x Geography Compass, Vol. 1, No. 2. (2007), pp. 222-245. 2008-04-11T15:52:54-00:00 2007 Geography Compass 1 2 222 245 criminology critical-race-theory race stratification http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658256 <i>Philosophy Compass, Vol. 1, No. 6. (2006), pp. 547-563.</i><br /><br />Abstract The "colorblind" society is often offered as a worthy ideal for individual interaction as well as public policy. The ethos of liberal democracy would seem indeed to demand that we comport ourselves in a manner completely indifferent to race (and class, and gender, and so on). But is this ideal of colorblindness capable of fulfillment? And whether it is or not, is it truly a worthy political goal? In order to address these questions, one must first explore the nature of "race" itself. Is it ultimately real, or merely an illusion? What kind of reality, if any, does it have, and what are the practical (moral and political) consequences of its ontological status? This paper will explore the issue of colorblindness, focusing particularly on recent developments dealing with this topic in Continental philosophy. Beginning with the question of racial ontology, I will argue that race has a social reality that makes the practice of colorblindness, at least for the time being, politically untenable, and it may remain suspect even as a long-term goal. Race, Colorblindness, and Continental Philosophy Michael Monahan doi:10.1111/j.1747-9991.2006.00040.x Philosophy Compass, Vol. 1, No. 6. (2006), pp. 547-563. 2008-04-11T15:51:42-00:00 2006 Philosophy Compass 1 6 547 563 critical-race-theory race stratification http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658252 <i>Sociology Compass, Vol. 2, No. 1. (2008), pp. 208-231.</i><br /><br />Abstract Covert racism, born out of imperialist needs to maximize profit at the expense of racialized others, stands shielded by institutions, culture, stereotypical assumptions, and tradition. Whereas overt racism assumed blatant and insidious forms, covert racism hides behind the facade of ‘politeness’, political correctness and expediency. Racially coded words and calls for racial blindness obfuscate the reality of this subtle, subversive, and often hidden form of racism. Covert racism, just like its twin overt racism, is neither innocent nor harmless. The scars of covert racism, often seen in terms of increased levels of disease, negative sanctions, inadequate information, and lost opportunities - serve to continually victimize racial nonelites. Covert Racism in the USA and Globally Rodney Coates doi:10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00057.x Sociology Compass, Vol. 2, No. 1. (2008), pp. 208-231. 2008-04-11T15:50:26-00:00 2008 Sociology Compass 2 1 208 231 critical-race-theory race stratification http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658251 <i>Literature Compass, Vol. 3, No. 2. (2006), pp. 53-64.</i><br /><br />Abstract A critical race theory that examines Anglo and Hispanic contexts, and stretches from Western Europe to the Americas, remains a desideratum. However, by teaching and studying Anglo critical race theory alongside Hispanic critical race theory, critical race theorists of colonial and postcolonial situations would find their own assumptions and preconceptions challenged, and come to recognize differences among those situations. Spanish-English dictionaries published before the nineteenth century provided a jumping-off point for scholars and students interested in the pre-history of race. John Stevens’New Spanish and English Dictionary (1706) and Pedro Pineda's largely derivative New Dictionary, Spanish and English (1740) are signal works that offer insights into the caste system in 18th-century Spanish America. How the taxonomy of caste developed in Spain and Spanish America and how it was disseminated are questions that are rarely posed. Bilingual dictionaries no less than natural history and related discourses (alchemy, books of secrets, husbandry) will perhaps suggest some answers and at the same time encourage critical race theorists to study social hierarchy from a transatlantic perspective. Towards an Eighteenth-Century Transatlantic Critical Race Theory* Ruth Hill doi:10.1111/j.1741-4113.2006.00300.x Literature Compass, Vol. 3, No. 2. (2006), pp. 53-64. 2008-04-11T15:49:00-00:00 2006 Literature Compass 3 2 53 64 american-cultural-history colonial-history critical-race-theory http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658248 <i>Language and Linguistics Compass, Vol. 1, No. 4. (2007), pp. 331-349.</i><br /><br />Abstract As a rule, linguistic diversity has little to do with racial diversity. However, studies in Africa, Europe, and North and South America have documented that standard and nonstandard dialects are often divided along socially and racially stratified lines. Results in this discussion grow from studies of linguistic profiling in France, South Africa, and the USA regarding the devaluation of Black Speech. Studies of housing discrimination against Blacks and Latinos in the USA, along with preliminary analyses of linguistic attitudes throughout the African diaspora, reveal that employment, education, housing, and access to other goods and services may be influenced by linguistic stereotypes. Here we explore various interdisciplinary controversies that are closely intertwined, with primary emphasis on the USA, where studies in linguistic profiling are most advanced. Experiments that build upon Lambert's classical matched guise technique explore various demographic characteristics that listeners attribute to someone based on the sound of his or her voice, such as during a telephone conversation. These experiments are linked directly with attempts to advance racial justice in education, law, health care and economic transactions, along with corresponding policy implications. Linguistic Contributions to the Advancement of Racial Justice Within and Beyond the African Diaspora John Baugh doi:10.1111/j.1749-818X.2007.00020.x Language and Linguistics Compass, Vol. 1, No. 4. (2007), pp. 331-349. 2008-04-11T15:47:35-00:00 2007 Language and Linguistics Compass 1 4 331 349 race stratification http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658245 <i>Sociology Compass, Vol. 1, No. 1. (2007), pp. 237-254.</i><br /><br />Abstract Colorism is a persistent problem for people of color in the USA. Colorism, or skin color stratification, is a process that privileges light-skinned people of color over dark in areas such as income, education, housing, and the marriage market. This essay describes the experiences of African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans with regard to skin color. Research demonstrates that light-skinned people have clear advantages in these areas, even when controlling for other background variables. However, dark-skinned people of color are typically regarded as more ethnically authentic or legitimate than light-skinned people. Colorism is directly related to the larger system of racism in the USA and around the world. The color complex is also exported around the globe, in part through US media images, and helps to sustain the multibillion-dollar skin bleaching and cosmetic surgery industries. The Persistent Problem of Colorism: Skin Tone, Status, and Inequality Margaret Hunter doi:10.1111/j.1751-9020.2007.00006.x Sociology Compass, Vol. 1, No. 1. (2007), pp. 237-254. 2008-04-11T15:45:51-00:00 2007 Sociology Compass 1 1 237 254 critical-race-theory race social-theory stratification http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2658238 <i>Social and Personality Psychology Compass, Vol. 1, No. 1. (2007), pp. 39-52.</i><br /><br />Abstract Queer theory is increasingly making an impact on the discipline of psychology in the UK and elsewhere, both in the form of those who explicitly use queer theory, and those who exhibit a queer sensibility. Yet, it has been suggested, queer theorising more broadly has largely neglected to account for its racial politics, an issue that holds ongoing relevance for its application across disciplines. In this paper, I outline six key areas requiring further attention in regards to the growing use of queer theory within psychology: (i) a greater recognition of the histories on which queer theory builds, (ii) an understanding of how racial hierarchies shape accounts of individualism and universalism, (iii) a continued focus on the operations of a racialised queer desire, (iv) an investigation of the implication of critiques of essentialism, (v) ongoing explorations of language use within queer theorising, and (vi) greater acknowledgement of tensions within queer community building. These six points provide new avenues of consideration for those already in the field, and will encourage those new to the field to explore its unnamed assumptions. Queer Theory and Its Future in Psychology: Exploring Issues of Race Privilege Damien Riggs doi:10.1111/j.1751-9004.2007.00033.x Social and Personality Psychology Compass, Vol. 1, No. 1. (2007), pp. 39-52. 2008-04-11T15:43:10-00:00 2007 Social and Personality Psychology Compass 1 1 39 52 psychology queer-theory http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2466732 <i>Foreign Affairs (March 2008)</i> Us and Them Jerry Muller Foreign Affairs (March 2008) 2008-03-04T18:20:29-00:00 2008 Foreign Affairs democracy ethnonationalism multiculturalism pluralism http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2454038 <i>(2007)</i> American Transcendentalism: A History Philip Gura (2007) 2008-03-02T00:00:43-00:00 2007 Hill and Wang american-cultural-history american-philosophy theology transcendentalism http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/1364758 <i>(2000)</i> The Theory of Evolution John Smith (2000) 2007-06-04T21:53:35-00:00 2000 Cambridge University Press evolutionary-theory http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2454025 <i>American Sociological Review, Vol. 48, No. 2. (April 1983), pp. 147-160.</i><br /><br />What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes--coercive, mimetic, and normative--leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change. The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields Paul Dimaggio American Sociological Review, Vol. 48, No. 2. (April 1983), pp. 147-160. 2008-03-01T23:45:10-00:00 1983 American Sociological Review 48 2 147 160 social-theory weber http://www.citeulike.org/user/bkyu38/article/2454008 <i>The American Prospect (27 February 2008)</i> Why Health Insurance Doesn't Work | The American Prospect Ezra Klein The American Prospect (27 February 2008) 2008-03-01T23:36:00-00:00 2008 The American Prospect health-care policy