SOC101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Authoritarian Personality, Underground Railroad, Biological Determinism
12 Dec 2016
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Race - social construct based on one or more physical marker, with profound life effect. The notion of social construct, identified by biological determinist, sociological sig given to biological diff. Ethnicity - socially significant cultural markers, lang. , religion, customs, values, ancestors. Minority - a group sharing race or ethnic markers. Visible minority - minority with social disadvantage. Patterns of interaction - pluralism, assimilation, segregation, genocide. Canada"s mix - aboriginal, british, french, other. Racism has a systemic place in canada by the history of slavery (first recorded 1669). Simcoe were served by african slaves owned by the silver aboriginal mohawk. 1833 officially and legally abolished slavery. 1969 the residence of formerly enslaved africans was asked to leave. 2010 nova scotia addresses that expulsion and settlement of african slaves. Chinese labours were forced into hard labour with only minor pay. Japanese-canadians were stripped of history, only in 1988 were they offered. If people did not pay, were asked to leave. compensation.
