environmental racism

(noun)

Environmental racism is inequality — in the form of racism linked with environmental factors and practices — that causes disproportionate distress on minority communities.

Related Terms

  • greenwash
  • direct action

Examples of environmental racism in the following topics:

  • Environmental Interest Groups

    • There is a long history of conservation and early forms of environmentalism in the US.
    • Some of the different types of environmentalism include the conservation movement, mostly focused on preserving land for sustainable use; the environmental justice movement that developed as a reaction to environmental racism in the US and particular in urban areas; the ecology movement, focused on human relationships and responsibilities to the environment; and bright green environmentalism, which looks at technological and design solutions to environmental question.
    • Environmental groups are also known for their use of *direct action* techniques.
    • On the other hand some business groups have also taken up environmental causes, with business practices and promotion geared towards members and supporters of environmental interests.
    • However other businesses have started to greenwash their products, leading environmental and consumer interest groups to pressure governments to regulate environmental product claims.
  • The Process of Urbanization

    • Urbanization has significant economic and environmental effects on cities and surrounding areas.
    • These patterns may be driven by transportation infrastructure, or social factors like racism.
    • The cities became seen as dangerous, crime-infested areas, while the suburbs were seen as safe places to live and raise a family, leading to a social trend known in some parts of the world as "white flight. " Some social scientists suggest that the historical processes of suburbanization and decentralization are instances of white privilege that have contributed to contemporary patterns of environmental racism.
  • Preventing Psychological Disorders

    • Risk factors for mental illness include both genetic and environmental influences.
    • Environmental influences include early childhood relationships and experiences (such as abuse or neglect), poverty, the effects of race and racism, and major life stressors (such as a breakup, the loss of a job, or the death of a loved one).
  • Institutional Racism in South Africa

  • Racism

    • Racism can refer to any or all of the following beliefs and behaviors:
    • Racism is opposed by almost all mainstream voices in the United States.
    • A number of international treaties have sought to end racism.
    • Structural racism refers to inequalities built into an organization or system.
    • Identify four scenarios which separately illustrate individual-level racism, structural racism, cultural racism, and historical racism
  • Race and Ethnicity

    • Many explanations for such differences have been argued, including socioeconomic factors, lifestyle behaviors, social environment, and access to preventive health-care services among other environmental differences.
    • There is also the presence of racism, which some see as a very important explaining factor.
    • Some argue that for many diseases, racial differences would disappear if all environmental factors could be controlled for.
  • Racism

    • Racism can refer to any or all of the following beliefs and behaviors:
    • A number of international treaties have sought to end racism.
    • Examples of individual-level racism could include:
    • Another type of racism is racial profiling.
    • Bonilla-Silva suggests that a "color-blind racism" ideology supports racism while avoiding any reference to race.
  • Literary Naturalism

    • Naturalistic works exposed the dark harshness of life, including poverty, racism, violence, prejudice, disease, corruption, prostitution, and filth.
    • Often, a naturalist author will lead the reader to believe a character's fate has been pre-determined, usually by environmental factors, and that he/she can do nothing about it.
  • Race and Health

    • Many explanations for such differences have been argued, including socioeconomic factors, lifestyle, social environment, and access to preventive health-care services, among other environmental differences.
    • There is also the presence of racism which some see as a very important explaining factor.
    • Some argue that for many diseases racial differences would disappear if all environmental factors could be controlled for.
  • Environmental Context of Architecture

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