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Using the Race Model Inequality to Quantify Behavioral Multisensory Integration Effects

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Freedom, equality, race.

Jeffrey B Ferguson¹

¹Amherst College.

|April 8, 2011

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Universal values like freedom and equality paradoxically reinforce racial divisions in America. Efforts to overcome race can inadvertently deepen societal divides, challenging post-racial ideals.

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Using the Race Model Inequality to Quantify Behavioral Multisensory Integration Effects

Using the Race Model Inequality to Quantify Behavioral Multisensory Integration Effects

Published on: May 10, 2019

Area of Science:

Sociology
American Studies
Critical Race Theory

Background:

Examines the persistence of racial categorization in contemporary society.
Critiques optimistic interpretations of the
post-racial
era.

Observation:

Focuses on the Black-White dynamic in the United States.
Analyzes the role of universal values (freedom, equality) in social structures.
Investigates the inherent need for
othering
within categorization.

Findings:

Universal values, intended to combat racial exclusion, actually serve to reinforce it.
The historical context of racial oppression shapes the meaning of core American values.
Attempts to transcend race can intensify existing divisions.

Implications:

Challenges the notion of a truly
post-racial
society.
Suggests a need for re-evaluating how societal progress is measured.
Highlights the complex and often counterintuitive relationship between ideals and social reality.