SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Stereo Typical, Social Inequality, Socalled
3 Mar 2019
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SOC 202 oct 24
Test: lectures and screenings all up until the last lecture
Racializing Identities
The concept of Race
- The meanings of race are historically specific in meaning different things to different
people in different places at different times
- Acts as a base for the formation of social groups as they have shaped the formation of
real or imagined communities of people
- Both represent the lived experiences of individuals and groups and reveal clear and real
dimensions of social inequality
Semiotics
- Critical race theorists have used not only a sociological approach when examining the EI
(entertainment or pop culture) but have used semiotics as well
Signs are made up of:
- Signifiers- the word or image from which the sign takes
- Signified- the concepts and ideas they represent
- Together they create a complete sign
- Semiotics examines how meaning is constructed, interpreted and understood through
signs we create, including cinematic & televisual words and images
- (what do things mean), the image often has a corresponding narrative
Race and ethnicity in popular culture
- As our discussions have revealed over the past few weeks, negative or stereo typical
representations in media have real consequences
- Such representation not only reflect but also reinforce the marginality of minor groups
- For ex.
- “reality is that which is experiences is real” and a breaking down of the stereotype
Ethnicity & race
Ethnicity:
- Usually associated with social characteristics which a recognized symbolism
- Customs, beliefs, ideas, language, history, politics, and other symbols that hold the
group together and recognized as a part of one’s identity
- Little Italy, Portugal village, the Danforth represent “ethnic enclaves” in Toronto for ex
- These can act as a primary identification model for those outside the area
Document Summary
Test: lectures and screenings all up until the last lecture. The meanings of race are historically specific in meaning different things to different people in different places at different times. Acts as a base for the formation of social groups as they have shaped the formation of real or imagined communities of people. Both represent the lived experiences of individuals and groups and reveal clear and real dimensions of social inequality. Critical race theorists have used not only a sociological approach when examining the ei (entertainment or pop culture) but have used semiotics as well. Signifiers- the word or image from which the sign takes. Signified- the concepts and ideas they represent. Semiotics examines how meaning is constructed, interpreted and understood through signs we create, including cinematic & televisual words and images (what do things mean), the image often has a corresponding narrative.
