SA 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Resource Mobilization, Relative Deprivation, Materialism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Jakub Burkowicz

Document Summary

Rigid and generalization about an entire category of people. Actual representations with categories of people an image, a characterization of category of people. Different treatment, unequal treatment of various categories of people. People are racist because it benefits them. Racism is still around because it benefits the capitalists class. Less than 3. 5% of condos are owned by foreign owners. Dont want to acknowledge racism because it benefits them. Institutions intend to go after certain categories of people. Treated all the same when aboriginals are still affected by colonialism. Treat everyone equally when ground is unequal. Ex, 20% of being called back for job if person has white sounding name but isnt white. Companies dont openly say they dont hire these races but when hiring it shows racism. Identify the role of social movements in canadian society. Apply various theories in order to explain social movements. Transformation of culture and social institutions over time. Most important, set out to change society.