Recall That Systemic Racism Involves Social Alexithymia, Which Is the Learned

question 96

Short Answer

Recall that systemic racism involves social alexithymia, which is the learned inability and/or unwillingness of whites to understand the lived experiences of people of color. Meaningful transformation is possible, however. It is not easy and typically involves at least three stages: sympathy, empathy, and autopathy. Do you have hope for white elites who engage in fear mongering and negative racial framing of immigrants and the so-called "browning of America" given what meaningful transformation requires?

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Definitions:

Interference Competition

A form of competition wherein one organism directly obstructs another from accessing a resource.

Mimicry

The resemblance of one species to another species or to natural objects, providing protection from predators or other advantages.

Brood Parasitism

A reproductive strategy where one species lays its eggs in the nest of another species, letting the host species raise its offspring.

Indicator Species

Species that serve as a measure for the health of an ecosystem or the presence of certain environmental conditions, often used in conservation and ecological research.