Segregation can perpetuate itself silently with no active racist actor

Evidence

Although “there is no racist actor or racist policy in this model,” racially defined communities “perform the ‘work’ of segregation silently.” Racially stratified space thus, as Ford concludes, becomes “the inert context in which individuals make rational choices” and “a controlling structure in which seemingly innocuous actions lead to racially detrimental consequences.” — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 343

Categorization

• DEFINE: Articulates the structural-vs-intent distinction that anchors the whole book’s legal critique in one compact formulation.
• XREF: connects to: Residential segregation was deliberately constructed, not natural or market-driven — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up: Environmental…, 340; Segregated space silently perpetuates stratification even with no active racists; Extreme segregation can emerge without anyone desiring segregation — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 824 (+11 more)

Broader Connections

• Extreme segregation can emerge without anyone desiring segregation #corroborates (0.93) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 824
• Institutional racism can persist without any individual racists #corroborates (0.90) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2388
• Institutional racism can operate without any individual intent. #corroborates (0.90) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1864
• Complete segregation emerges even when individuals only mildly avoid being a minority #expands (0.85) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 824
• Racism operates even without deliberate hatred #corroborates (0.85) — Cristian Tileagă, The Nature of Prejudice, 125
• Self-organized segregation needs no central coordinating agency #expands (0.80) — Roderick M. Kramer, Geoffrey J. Leonardelli, Robert W. Livingston, Social Cognition, Social Identity, and…, 824
• Contemporary racial inequality persists without explicit racist laws or intentions #expands (0.80) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 1907
• Color-blind policy would perpetuate racial segregation without affirmative dismantling #exemplifies (0.78) — Luke W. Cole and Sheila R. Foster, From the Ground Up, 342
• Segregation is a neutral descriptive term that implies no judgment about causes #responds-to (0.75)
• Racism persists even where formal segregation laws have been abolished #expands (0.75)
• Modern prejudice surfaces only when people can act without appearing discriminatory #expands (0.75)
• Segregation describes separation without implying how it came to be #responds-to (0.70) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2409