Mestizaje Ideology as Color-Blind Racism: Students' discourses of colorism and racism in Mexico

<p>This study will open the discourse on inequity and its maintenance through colorism in</p> <p>Mexico. The largest percent of the population is a mixture of indigenous and Spanish</p> <p>descent. This is where racism via colorism occurs. Considered only as one group,</p> <p>mestizos of a lighter skin color have more resemblance to being of white Spanish descent</p> <p>and therefore are accepted over mestizos of darker skin color, who have a resemblance to</p> <p>indigenous people. Racism is scarcely documented in Mexico. It is systematically</p> <p>embedded in political, cultural and economic practices; and therefore limits democratic</p> <p>and inclusive practices for all. Working with high school and college students, this study</p> <p>will uncover students' experiences with colorism and racism by focusing on the ways in</p> <p>which everyday practices maintain a system of inequality.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Cultural Foundations of Education

Year

2017

Author dc:creator

• Perez Lopez, Yvonne

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dalia Rodriguez

• Colorism
• Mexico
• Racism
• Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://surface.syr.edu/etd/783

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:surface.syr.edu:etd-1784