SOCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Assertiveness
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Want the recognition because they are treated differently from the dominant white population. Fulfills human belonging need for attachment and belonging to a group. Primary of ethnic/racial identities varies and contingent on circumstance. Identities are not just hostage to the environment o. Groups actively involved in construction/reconstruction of racial & ethnic identities. Process of building, rebuilding, and dismantling identities over time. Y-axis: comprehensiveness: the extent which racial identities organize social life. Thick: racial ethnic ties are comprehensive and dictate social life. Thin: racial ethnic ties minimally affect social life. X-axis: to what extent is ethnicity and race is defined by the people within society versus the people who embody the identity. Sources of change in ethnic and racial identities. Interaction between circumstances and groups at heart of constructionist perspective. Interaction between external (circumstances) and internal (group) forces are not uniform. Circumstances can sometimes have larger/smaller influence depending on power relations among groups. Collective action: mobilization around shared interests and objectives.
