SOCI 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Max Gluckman, Ethnic Group, Social Forces
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Smith continuation: less interested in the external outlook, more interested/focused on internal aspects of ethnicity, more on characteristics of ethnic group. Incorporation -> isn"t always majority distinctiveness/uniqueness of: e. g. Iraq - sadam hussain: opposite: assimilation -> moves. Ethnic group that"s able to toward ethnic polity dominate. Incorporated is diff & separated: control apparatus of nation from ethnic polity, ways in which economy works. Chicago school - group of scholars who have a shared paradigm: max weber ideas - focused on symbols/subjectivity/interpretation of their world. 100 years ago, 75% population of chicago were immigrants. > no matter what ethnicity, will come out as americans. > explore how groups assimilated in dominant melting pot. 4 split into 3 different outcomes: castes, chose to remain distinctive, voluntarily, jewish/irish descent, permanent assimilation, prevented from assimilation, excluded, visible minorities/racially, restriction by law from "dominant, african americans, complete assimilation. Groups don"t have same options made available to them: don"t have same experiences.
