Collins, P.H. (Spring 1998), Intersections of race, class, gender and
nation: Some implications for Black family studies. Journal
of
Comparative Family Studies, 29(1) pp.27+. Retrieved February 14, 2000 from
the OSU Expanded academic ASAP database on the World Wide Web:
Http://web5.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/in=50!xrn_17_0_21263195?sw_aep=orst_main
I picked this article because it suggests an interesting way of looking
at
the multiple systems of oppression like race, class, gender, and nation
and how they relate to one another. This article describes how
historically racism has been based on culture and biological aspects,
rather with an emphasis on social class, gender, and other related
factors
to describe behavior. Using the African-American and Hispanic
minorities
as examples, the author tries to tie together all the pieces (sexism,
classism, and nationalism) that make racism so complex. The author
mentions both African-American and Hispanic single-parent (mom) families
and how these usually extremely poor families are associating poverty
to
race and also to gender.
Another factor that is addressed in this article is nationalism and
how
our American national culture affects minorities and leaves them at
an
advantage. The author asks "which families are best suited to
pass on
American national culture?", clearly they are not people whose country
of
origin is not in the United Stated of America.
Submitted by Amy Watson.
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