Black or White?

By:
RLS
• Who - The Central Park Five Jogger case, 1989
• What – Five boys, all trialed as adults
• Where – New York, Central Park
• How (micro) – police, stereotypes, judge
• Why (micro)
Micro Questions
• How did stereotypes affect judgement?
(explanation)

• How did the police’s actions affect the conclusion

(explanation)

• How did the judge’s actions affect the conclusion

(explanation)
Macro Questions
• How is our knowledge affected by intuition?

• How is our knowledge affected by our perceptions?

• How is certainty attained?

Link
• Link the micro and macro to the KQ
How does our position as a
knower in the world affect our
pursuit of knowledge?
Definitions
• Position -
• Perception -
• Link perception to position -
How does authority create your position as a
knower?
Authority is

Geographical
• Created by the masses + location • Easily accessible, Van
Mao Zedong Husein advertisement.
• Counter claim: In some • Pioneers – outside • Counter claim: easy
instances South Africa access does not mean it
• Counter claim: not is valid. Not everyone
addressing any issues as has access to media.
they were removed
Occupation & from the situation. Media &
Role context
How does privilege create your position as a
knower?
Privilege is

• Not too young …

• We live in racially biased
societies + apartheid
• Counter Claim: Racial
Racebiases not at the forefront
as there other forms of
biases. Priority.
• Voting is a solitary work,
whereas with military you
Ageare not making the
decisions for yourself there
are other people above
you.
• Provides you access and
gives you power over
Economic
others.
Status
• Not just about access , it is
about the need for access.
How does culture create your position as a
knower? Culture is

• Priority in diet ( vegetarianism vs. meat replacements) as a custom.

• Counter claim: Diet is choice-based.
Diet

• Religion creates a knowledge community

• Counter claim: Ideology is circumstantial.
Religion

• Language brings people together and allows people to effectively communicate ideas,
using the sam language eradicates difference and nuance.
Language • Counter Claim: It also creates the basis of ethnicity and possible culture
Conclusion
• RLS – Anthropologists – • RLS -
structural functionalist – Rad
Cliff Brown