Date: Friday, August 9

Time: 12:30 PM - 2:10 PM

Session 014: Structural Bias and Inequalities
Room: Jarry

Sponsor: Poverty, Class, and Inequality

Organizer &

Presider: Annette M. Mackay, SUNY Oneonta

Description: 

What are the structural foundations of inequality in modern society? This session explores the conceptualization of biases and injustice and examines the consequences through lived experiences of excluded and marginalized groups.

Papers:

“Setting the Context for Denver Police Shootings: Historical Racialized Violence,” Robert J. Durán, Texas A&M University

“Voices of Combat Veterans: Perceptions, Needs, and Experiences,” Melissa Villarreal and Angel M. Burns, Grand Valley State University and Josh B. Jordan, Davenport University

“The Colonialist Racial Contract: Legalizing Structural Opportunities for Global Anti-blackness and Islamophobia,” Zaina Shams, University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Christopher Rogers, California State University, Sacramento

“Superficial Justice: Transition Problem in South Africa and the USA,” Patricia C. Agupusi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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