SOCI 2615H Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Unintended Consequences, Racial Profiling, Institutional Racism
24 Mar 2019
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Race: obvious psychical characteristics, i. e. skin pigmentation, often said to be based on biological differences (this is not true there is greater biological diversity within racial groups" than there is between groups. Ethnicity: shared cultural (and sometimes) national identities, similar way of life (often reflected in religion, language, food, clothing and other cultural products (such as music and art) Issues in race/ethnicity research in canada lack of statistical information: not recorded & disseminated in official policing statistics, not required to stop and search or detainment reports, academic studies do gather information, perception of discrimination or injustices. Why do we need to focus on this: overincarceration of indigenous populations in canadian prisons international problem, overincarceration of the black population in american prisons, ties back into the negative consequences of incarceration (the irony of state. There are 2 competing hypotheses about race and ethnic disparities in crime and.
