SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Feminism, Postcolonialism, Racialization

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Jessica Braimoh

Document Summary

Minority - any definable category of people who are socially disadvantaged. 2 components of membership in a minority group. Not the size of the group, rather its lack of power. Majority uses dominance to control the social system. Physical markers: skin color, body structure and features. Focus on (so-called) biological and genetic differences between groups of people. Race used to divide groups of people and establish a social hierarchy. Historical claim that differences in iq were tied to race. More genetic variation within a racial group than there is between. Dimensions used to classify biological race are unclearly defined (e. g. , skin color) People all over the world are genetically mixed. The social construction of race involves thinking about. Intersectionality (re: multiracial feminism and critical race theory) Historical and ongoing context of race relations (re: post-colonial theory) Racialization: process by which we assign racial connotations to people and the every day world.