Talking About Race: Performativity

Tovia Marinstein — Wed, 09 May 2018 12:55:05 +0000

Norms prove to be incredibly strong motivating factors in dictating social interaction. Following norms is like following the rules, they give people a feeling that they’re acting acceptably. This lends especially helpful when one finds themselves in an ambiguous situation where they’re unsure of how to act. In white American culture three ground rules provide guidelines for normative social behavior. These three ground rules are the politeness protocol, the academic protocol, and the colorblind protocol ...

norms – Contemporary Racism

Talking About Race: Performativity