Author Question: What is the difference between old-fashioned racism and modern racism, according to social ... (Read 81 times)

dollx · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

What is the difference between old-fashioned racism and modern racism, according to social psychologists?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

What is tokenism, what effect does it have on collective protesting by disadvantaged groups, and what is an example of its effect?

What will be an ideal response?

joshraies · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Old-fashioned racism involved a person of one group having blatant feelings of superiority when comparing himself or herself to another group. This type of racism has mostly been replaced by modern racism, which is a subtler form of racism.

Answer to Question 2

Tokenism occurs when only a few members of a previously excluded group are admitted to the group they were excluded from. Research has confirmed that tokenism can be a highly effective strategy for deterring collective protest in disadvantaged groups. For example, if a minority group is protesting that it has been excluded from a certain group (e.g., upper management at a company), then allowing even a small percentage of this group's members into the target group can deter collective resistance.