Black Sexual Politics
Black Politics: Is There an Argument?
University of Kentucky
Black
Throughout America’s history there have been many struggles with equality amongst the many racial identities that live in this “melting pot.” Acceptance of the many races is a continuous goal in the war on racism in America. Once accepted, many racial identities go under huge scrutiny by the media, society, and their other racial counterparts, etc. Black Sexual Politics by Patricia Hill Collins is a critical analysis of blacks in America and blacks as a race. The book analyzes this race on various levels, and these levels include, but are not limited to the following: the concept of “new” racism, gender ideology within the race, and the potential for progression of the racial politics. Collins makes many points and observations about the effect that blacks’ interactions have on each other and their view in society. An analytical look will be taken on each major subject that Collins talks about in Black Sexual Politics. Collins’ take on situations will be analyzed on a deeper level, and then connected to the SOC 235 course. Collins focuses on some of the past issues ad ties them to present issues. The social inequality being focused on in this book is that of the image of black people as a whole. Collins also talks a lot about the fact that there seems to be a rise in what she refers to as “new racism.” In addition, she believes that as a race, black people should challenge their views of society amongst the majority white population.
The Old and the New
Collins spends a large amount of the book talking about what she refers to as “new racism.” By her definition this is new, or different, from traditional racism in a number of ways. Collins (2004) explains her three views of how racism is now new when she states:
First, new patterns of corporate organizations have made for an increasingly global economy. One outcome is that, on a global scale, wealth and poverty continue to be
University of Kentucky
Black
Throughout America’s history there have been many struggles with equality amongst the many racial identities that live in this “melting pot.” Acceptance of the many races is a continuous goal in the war on racism in America. Once accepted, many racial identities go under huge scrutiny by the media, society, and their other racial counterparts, etc. Black Sexual Politics by Patricia Hill Collins is a critical analysis of blacks in America and blacks as a race. The book analyzes this race on various levels, and these levels include, but are not limited to the following: the concept of “new” racism, gender ideology within the race, and the potential for progression of the racial politics. Collins makes many points and observations about the effect that blacks’ interactions have on each other and their view in society. An analytical look will be taken on each major subject that Collins talks about in Black Sexual Politics. Collins’ take on situations will be analyzed on a deeper level, and then connected to the SOC 235 course. Collins focuses on some of the past issues ad ties them to present issues. The social inequality being focused on in this book is that of the image of black people as a whole. Collins also talks a lot about the fact that there seems to be a rise in what she refers to as “new racism.” In addition, she believes that as a race, black people should challenge their views of society amongst the majority white population.
The Old and the New
Collins spends a large amount of the book talking about what she refers to as “new racism.” By her definition this is new, or different, from traditional racism in a number of ways. Collins (2004) explains her three views of how racism is now new when she states:
First, new patterns of corporate organizations have made for an increasingly global economy. One outcome is that, on a global scale, wealth and poverty continue to be
References: Collins, P. H. (2004). Black Sexual Poiltics:. New York: Routledge. Lui, Meizhu. (2011). Doubly Divided: The Racial Wealth Gap. In T. Ore, The Social Construction of Difference & Inequality (5th ed., pp.105). New York: McGraw-Hill. Omi, M., & Winant, H. (2011). Racial Formations. In T. Ore, The Social Construction of Difference & Inequality (5th Edition ed., pp. 23-24). New York: McGraw-Hill.