Critical Race Theory

Critical Race Theory argues that society constructed around ___ dominance and systemic racism.

• Male

• Class

• Racial

CRT was coined in the 1970s by scholars who were engaged in civil rights activism.

• True

• False

Critical and conflict theories focus on

• social interactions

• inequality in society

• neighborhood zones

Critical Race Theory argues that ___-level inequality is affected by ___-level history and requires ___-level policy change.

• individual

• school

• society

Intersectionality, a key concept, is the idea that racial discrimination intersects with other identities such as class, gender, ability. What does this mean?

• Experiences of discrimination are the same for everyone

• All discrimination is visible and obvious

• Some people experience several sources of oppression

Which of the following are assumptions of CRT?

• Race is a social construct and stories are typically white centered 

• People are born with a blank slate, neither good nor bad

• Cities function as ecosystems, and behavior is shaped by physical environment