This is an image of a recruitment site for california highway patrol, a policing occupation. Although, the academy is open to both men and women, their sites’s front page displays only a male officer. 

This is directly related since police or corrections departments/agencies are largely made up of a male population despite the fact that it is open to all genders. This image is a representation of the stereotype and patriarchy that plays into society about male officers having more facilities to take on the role. However, we see this is not always true at all since women have a higher rates of deescelated situations using their communication tactics.

2. This played a part in the ignition of BLM protests all over during the COVID pandemic. People all over the world feeling the loss of Breonna and seeking justice. This is a perfect representation of the institutional racism we see in society. Diane explains how we see institutional racism within the education and employment systems, but especially within our policing agencies as well. This can pertain to certain races being at an advantage or disadvantage when it comes to job openings or university admissions due to a subconscious bias based off of social statuses that have been put in place over the course of our history. In this case, African American, Latino, and minority groups are significantly represented in statistic reports of police force and incarceration.

1. (Question 4) Who benefits from this and how?

   White people benefit from this social inequality simply because they do not experience the mistreatment, thus not having to remove the pedestal from beneath themselves. By not realizing or acknowledging that they hold a certain privilege, they also continue to gain security and protection at the expense of minority groups.

2. (Question 6) Who has the power and how do you know?

   In this case, major police agencies, politicians, or federal agencies have the power. All three listed have some major commonalities: great wealth with high protection from the state or country, and powerful voices. We can see this proven by looking into white collar crimes and how uncommon/low the rate is due to the costs it would take to actually carry them out, in which they have plenty of.

(Question 1) Ask the Other Question:

This quest can be associated with gender inequality and the patriarchy. By “asking the other question”, we can also see how women have been brought up to be nurturing and emotionally calculated since the early century. Whereas men have been brought up to be very manly and hardly emotional. This stems from the fear of being labeled as less of a man, which is detrimental when gender labeling provides a sameness between you and your peers. If you don’t share a sameness, then where do you fit in? This brings an underlying fear to most men. A fear of not fitting in and being “too feminine”. The patriarchy was set up in order to uphold this social structure where men remain in power.

(Question 8) What is missing from this that is important to note?

It is very important to note that this amendment was not easy to pass. History shows that it took decades of protest and consistency to get where we are now. This amendment was proposed way back in 1878 and was not ratified until early 1900s in 1920 specifically.

(Question 7) How does the meaning of this change depending on who is using or observing it?

Religious people may interpret abortion as a morally wrong-doing or sin, or even murder; whereas a teenage girl may see this bill as a great danger/threat to her body and mental state after being impregnated against her will, without knowledge, or suffering from lack of proper resources.

(Question 8) What ideological perspective is represented here and how do you know?

Religious ideology is represented heavily here since abortion is strongly opposed in many religious cultures such as Christianity and Catholicism. Within this religion, it is wrong, punishable, and considered a sin when one aborts a life that is deemed to be a gift from God. Therefor, discarding it in any circumstance is frowned upon and raises controversy over what is considered “inhumane” and also in comparison to murder.

(Question 10): How is this represented in media?

In many instances, we see that the media likes to group individuals into categories and broaden their posted information to let their consumers interpret and subconsciously use their imagination to create a narrative of their own, breeding ongoing biases. Simply put, the media instigates a preexisting bias by putting out just enough information to make individuals feel like they have all elements of a fact, furthering individual’s justification on their algorithmic prejudice.

(Question 11): What is the historical context here?

We’ve lived through many generations that were outwardly racist, prejudiced, and implemented and justified segregation within our society such as racially separated appliances and institutions.

(Question 8) What is missing from this that is important to note?

Although this powerful monument was established in 2016, there are still many countries that do not recognize or accept same sex marriage. To date, only 36 countries have legalized same sex marriage.

(Question 11) What is the historical context here?

In the early 1960s especially, it was very risky for queer individuals to be out in pubic, let alone a social setting for gay people. Despite the designated boundaries, these individuals still faced the very likely possibility of becoming victims of hate crimes and discrimination.

(Question 9): What ideological perspective is represented here and how do you know?

A conservative ideology can be seen represented by the cisgender white woman in this clip based off of her argument that the transgender women did not belong in the shown establishment, promoting a traditional mindset in which transgenders are not socially accepted or valued the same as cisgenders.