'Race relations stuck in neural' means that in a late-modern society 'race' is not perceived to be a problem. Individuals believe that minority ethnic groups are now equal (i.e. Blacks have equal opportunity to their White counterpoints in the labour market, housing etc) therefore there is no need to see 'race' relations as being central to policy issues. These individuals, and particularly in a US context would say affirmative action laws have handled this.
But of course we can be critical of this. The fact that people buy into the idea that 'race' relations is somehow blurs the idea that 'race' is still an important issue. Bonilla-Silva (2013) suugests that this use of discourse of white privilege. He goes on to maintain that this white privlege is played out in four different ways: 1) abstract liberalism, 2) cultural racism, 3) naturalisation of racism and 4) minimalisation of racism.
1) Abstract liberalism refers to the ways whites can justify their prejudical belief on neoliberalism. For example, they would suggest the reason for racial inequality is because capitalism creates hierarchical structures and that is why things are like the way they are.
2) naturalisation of racism feeds into the above. Whites see the reason why blacks are 'at the bottom' of society is because they are lazy. That showhow inequality is heredity.
3) Minimalisation of racism - individuals suugest 'race' relations is not an important issue because racism has been minimalised under late-modern capitalist society.
4) Cultural racism suugests that minority ethnic groups do not get on as well as their white counterparts because their cultures are different.
'Race relations stuck in neural' means that in a late-modern society 'race' is not perceived to be a problem. Individuals believe that minority ethnic groups are now equal (i.e. Blacks have equal opportunity to their White counterpoints in the labour market, housing etc) therefore there is no need to see 'race' relations as being central to policy issues. These individuals, and particularly in a US context would say affirmative action laws have handled this.
But of course we can be critical of this. The fact that people buy into the idea that 'race' relations is somehow blurs the idea that 'race' is still an important issue. Bonilla-Silva (2013) suugests that this use of discourse of white privilege. He goes on to maintain that this white privlege is played out in four different ways: 1) abstract liberalism, 2) cultural racism, 3) naturalisation of racism and 4) minimalisation of racism.
1) Abstract liberalism refers to the ways whites can justify their prejudical belief on neoliberalism. For example, they would suggest the reason for racial inequality is because capitalism creates hierarchical structures and that is why things are like the way they are.
2) naturalisation of racism feeds into the above. Whites see the reason why blacks are 'at the bottom' of society is because they are lazy. That showhow inequality is heredity.
3) Minimalisation of racism - individuals suugest 'race' relations is not an important issue because racism has been minimalised under late-modern capitalist society.
4) Cultural racism suugests that minority ethnic groups do not get on as well as their white counterparts because their cultures are different.
'Race relations stuck in neural' means that in a late-modern society 'race' is not perceived to be a problem. Individuals believe that minority ethnic groups are now equal (i.e. Blacks have equal opportunity to their White counterpoints in the labour market, housing etc) therefore there is no need to see 'race' relations as being central to policy issues. These individuals, and particularly in a US context would say affirmative action laws have handled this.
But of course we can be critical of this. The fact that people buy into the idea that 'race' relations is somehow blurs the idea that 'race' is still an important issue. Bonilla-Silva (2013) suugests that this use of discourse of white privilege. He goes on to maintain that this white privlege is played out in four different ways: 1) abstract liberalism, 2) cultural racism, 3) naturalisation of racism and 4) minimalisation of racism.
1) Abstract liberalism refers to the ways whites can justify their prejudical belief on neoliberalism. For example, they would suggest the reason for racial inequality is because capitalism creates hierarchical structures and that is why things are like the way they are.
2) naturalisation of racism feeds into the above. Whites see the reason why blacks are 'at the bottom' of society is because they are lazy. That showhow inequality is heredity.
3) Minimalisation of racism - individuals suugest 'race' relations is not an important issue because racism has been minimalised under late-modern capitalist society.
4) Cultural racism suugests that minority ethnic groups do not get on as well as their white counterparts because their cultures are different.
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