SOC102H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gunnar Myrdal, Critical Race Theory, Symbolic Interactionism
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Race: a set of people commonly defined as belonging to the same group by virtue of common visible features, such as skin color, or facial characteristics. Ethnicity: refers to the existence of social groups with shared national or cultural traditions. Ethnic group: a set of people commonly defined as belonging to the same group by virtue of a common birthplace, ancestry, language, or culture. Crt: a strand of postmodernism that views race as a performance, not an innate quality. Functionalism: sees the existence of racialized groups as a way of providing people with the social links they need to survive. Conflict theory: focus on power, economic aspect of inequality. Symbolic interactionism: looks at racial construction, labeling, and identity. Migration refers to the movement of people, and is closely related to the system of inequality, both in the sending and receiving societies.
