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A 3 page paper which examines the persistence of racism in American society and which also examines possible solutions and attempts at solutions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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and almost invisible level of society in many respects. There is a very tangible sense of fear as it relates to the foundation of racism, and there is clearly a
deeply seeded historical foundation to the existence of racism. The following paper examines three different sociological works and examines elements of addressing and seeing problems as they relate to upstream
and downstream approaches. The works under examination are "Culture of Fear" by Barry Glassner, "White Men on Race : Power, Privilege, and the Shaping of Cultural Consciousness" by Joe R.
Feagin and Eileen OBrien, and "The Stranger Next Door : The Story of a Small Communitys Battle over Sex, Faith, and Civil Rights" by Arlene Stein. The Persistence
of Racism in American Society The first issue to be examined, as requested by the student, involves ways that the social problem of
racism might be addressed through a downstream and upstream perspective. In Glassners work, which is not really aimed at racism, but rather fear, there are still many elements that speak
of the foundation, or the downstream understanding, of racism. The American public fears a great deal and people who are different somehow are intricately linked in that fear. Glassner notes
in his introduction, "One of the paradoxes of a culture of fear is that serious problems remain widely ignored even though they give rise to precisely the dangers that the
populace most abhors" (Glassner, 2000; NA). It is a deeply seeded reality in terms of looking downstream. And, from an upstream perspective these truths need to be uncovered on many
levels. In "White Men on Race" these realities are further illustrated as the most powerful and successful white men in the country illustrate
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