According to Sorokin, a sieve is a control that acts as a sifter in society that maintains and regulates social mobility and actually places individuals in society according to her/his “talents”; in fact, sieves “control the process of vertical circulation”. Sieves typically have a direct relationship with standardized tests. Examples of sieves that Sorokin gives [...]
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The notion of being colorblind to race is dangerous…
Posted in Racism, Whiteness, and White Privilege, tagged abstract liberalism, colorblind racism, Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, meritocracy, Michael Lewis, racial privilege on June 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The connection between colorblind racism (the idea that one doesn’t see and thus respond to people on the basis of their color) and abstract liberalism is very subtle and hard to ascertain. Here, I provide a brief attempt to shed light on its connectedness through a hypothetical example.
Abstract liberalism: “This frame incorporates tenets associated [...]
