1. Slavery AND Anthro. Thought into sociological practice
Who is valued in the equation of race?

2. Have you ever Wondered where...
Ideas of who is superior and who is inferior comes from?
Any ideas?
Have you ever wondered about how we VALUE people in society based on particular things…
Race
Gender
Social Status
Beauty
They all stem from very similar beginnings….
POWER

3. Let’s take a step back and look at how the world was ordered…

4. Concept: Binary opposites
Dual words that have opposite meanings
The way that we perceive things are usually in a binary opposite

5. Words and their meanings
Think about what thoughts you associate with the word “White”
Pure
Angelic
Nice
Clean
Now, think about what thoughts you associate with the word black.
Not so positive huh?

6. Why is that? It is how we have been taught in a variety of ways
Culture
Religion
Family
Media

7. Complications? Assumptions about a group or people Birth of Stereotype
Reinforcement of Stereotype
Self Fulfilling Prophesy
Bias, Racism and Discrimination
Legitimization of Behaviour
Case of Slavery and Colonialism

8. The Legitimization of Slavery
Africans thought to be uncivilized, barbaric
Having to be “saved” (God and taught European cultural norms)
The colour black associated with negativity started before this time, existing in holy books from around the world

9. The Truth of the matter is…
African settlements had a system of religion, government and their own ideas of power and slavery that worked within the framework of their country
Europeans asserted power and flexed muscle through weapons of MASS DESTRUCTION=== I mean guns
No match for what tech. the African peoples had at that time
Some argue that this in itself was enough of an argument to support enslavement—
What do you think?
Is it a matter of “eventual” evolution?

10. The Power Structure develops
Marx talks about power– the dominating group vs. the powerless group
Power– Europeans, Wealth and Strength (Military and Weapons) and to some extent Religion of Christianity
Powerless- Africans, poor, weak minded (not smart) and no “organized” religion
Then we get…. The hierarchy of power

12. How are these continued today?
What images does a criminal conjure in your mind?