Book contents
- Critical Race Theory in Action
- Critical Race Theory in Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part IIntroduction
- Part IICase Studies in Micro-Level Practice
- Part IIICase Studies in Mezzo-Level Practice
- Part IVCase Studies in Macro-Level Practice
- Case 4.1What’s in It for Us?
- Case 4.2Hoʻokuaʻāina
- Case 4.3Advancing the Voices of Those Who Are Marginalized
- Case 4.4The Great Divide
- Case 4.5You Can’t Budget Your Way Out of Racism
- Index
- References
Case 4.4 - The Great Divide
A Neighborhood’s Quest of Racial Lines and Property Lines
from Part IV - Case Studies in Macro-Level Practice
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 October 2025
Book contents
- Critical Race Theory in Action
- Critical Race Theory in Action
- Copyright page
- Contents
- About the Editors
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Part IIntroduction
- Part IICase Studies in Micro-Level Practice
- Part IIICase Studies in Mezzo-Level Practice
- Part IVCase Studies in Macro-Level Practice
- Case 4.1What’s in It for Us?
- Case 4.2Hoʻokuaʻāina
- Case 4.3Advancing the Voices of Those Who Are Marginalized
- Case 4.4The Great Divide
- Case 4.5You Can’t Budget Your Way Out of Racism
- Index
- References
Summary
This case highlights how colorblindness connects with the critique of liberalism by emphasizing individualism and the notion that ignoring race will lead to equality, which overlooks the systemic inequalities and historical injustices that shape social dynamics. This approach promotes a false understanding of justice, resisting the structural changes needed to address the true root causes of racial disparities, ultimately maintaining the status quo rather than fostering true equity. Refuting color-blindness is needed in order to address issues of racism on a systems level.
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- Critical Race Theory in ActionKnowledge and Application in Social Work Practice, pp. 164 - 178Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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