Ziming Han – Contemporary Racism

Stereotype Threat, Not just a Threat

Ziming Han — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 18:40:18 +0000

Think about the word “stereotype”, what first come up to your mind? For many people they may recall some stuff like “blacks have lower intelligence”, “females are not good at math” and so on. It’s not a surprise to find many stereotypes are related to race and gender, which are also major sources of lots of social contradictions. People know that stereotype sometimes can cause intense emotional reaction and defensive behaviors, but their understanding of ...

Mass Incarceration: Not Just a Social Problem

Ziming Han — Mon, 23 Apr 2018 17:58:59 +0000

Today when we talk about mass incarceration, many people may think that we are talking about a social problem. Yes, it is a big social problem, since America has become the country with highest incarceration rate for years, which is much higher than the incarceration rates of all other western industrial countries. Although each year the United States federal and states government spends about 70 billion dollars on incarceration, some prisons like which in Texas ...

Microaggressions: Conscious or Unconscious?

Ziming Han — Mon, 19 Mar 2018 18:04:49 +0000

In our recent world, especially in developed countries, the concept of egalitarianism is accepted more and more widely by people. They believe the world should be a fair place which provides equal opportunity for each person no matter what one’s race, gender, or sexual orientation is. Because of this belief many people pay attention to their conversations and behaviors in order to not act as a racist or sexist. Egalitarianism is not only a inner ...