December 2021
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Individual and group struggles for human development and belonging across the globe are constrained by a confluence of forces. These forces are largely revealed in deep-seated, historical sentiments, practices, and antagonisms perpetuated by societal elites and those they influence toward disempowered and frequently dislocated racial, ethnic, religious, gendered, and ability groups. Although these forces have differing contextual characteristics, they generally reflect a rise in radical right parties and perspectives that propagate nativism, xenophobia, and highly divisive expressions of nationalism. This chapter looks mainly at the US context where the idea of race frames how myriad dimensions of difference are viewed, enacted, and often contentiously engaged. It argues that ongoing work to deconstruct this racial frame is requisite to creating more equitable, inclusive societies and that in this endeavor schooling plays a key role.
