Critical Race Theory Practice Question Guide With 100% Verified Answer.

What school of critical theory is critical race theory an offshoot of? - correct answer Critical Legal Studies What is critical race theory? - correct answer A school of thought meant to emphasize the effects of race on one's social standing. Early proponents argued for a contextual historicized analysis of the law that would challenge seemingly neutral concepts. What was Derrick Bell's argument in regards to the American legal system? - correct answer He argued that racism and white supremacy were defining elements of the American legal system - and of American society at large - despite language related to "equal protection". What are two of the most talked about concepts that seem "neutral" but, according to critical race theorists, reinforce white supremacy? - correct answer Meritocracy and objectivity. What is the difference between what Classical Marxism focuses on versus what critical race theory focuses on? - correct answer Marx focused on the oppression experienced by workers, critical race theorists focus on the oppression experienced by racial and ethnic minorities. What are some examples of identity groups and how does your identity relate to these (according to critical theorists)? - correct answer Gender, race, ethnicity, sexual-orientation, age, class, and physical ability. These groups defined your essence - you embody your group and whatever is assumed of your group based off of it's status as oppressor or oppressed, even subconsciously. What would critical race theorists say this sentence is an example of: "As a black person in America, I have never experienced systemic racism. Maybe racism individually, sure. But not systemic. I do not believe the United States is an inherently racist country." - correct answer According to critical race theorists, this would be an example of false consciousness. This black person is blind to their own oppression. When someone says "this is MY truth", what are they implying about truth? - correct answer They are implying that truth is discovered through your own reaction to reality, and your personal truth is true even if someone else's truth is contradictory. In critical race theory, what dictates truth? - correct answer Lived experience. What the typical critical race theorist's perspective on objectivity? - correct answer The idea that objectivity is best reached through rational thought is a specifically Western and masculine way of thinking. Logic, reason, and the demand for evidence are not universal values but rather the values of white European men. What is Standpoint Theory? - correct answer Social groups within a culture distinctively shape members' perspectives, perceptions, identities, expectations and so forth. The truth of individual groups is unavailable to those outside of the group, so it is the duty of the oppressor to listen to the lived experiences of the oppressed and, even if it seems contradictory to logic, they must accept it as true. What is the "guise of objectivity"? - correct answer When oppressors claim their values as objectively right when, according to critical theory, there is no such thing as "objectively right" thinking when it comes to social structures and social values. What is relativism? - correct answer The doctrine that knowledge, truth, and morality exist in relation to culture, society, or historical context and are not absolute. What is intersectionality? - correct answer The interconnected nature of social categorizations such as race, class, and gender as they apply to a given individual or group, regarded as creating overlapping and interdependent systems of discrimination or disadvantage.