SOC 2312 Lecture Notes - Culture Theory, Conflict Theories, Authoritarian Personality
3 Apr 2014
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They are the fastest growing segment of canadian population. Despite impressive strides, remain at higher risk for population as a whole. 1 in 4 earns less than . 00 per hour. A race is a category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society deem socially significant. Race is a significant concept chiefly because most people consider it to be such. Races may also be analyzed as ethnic categories in many cases. A racial or ethnic minority is a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged. Discrimination refers to a negative action toward members of a specific social group. Institutional discrimination occurs when a person acts on discriminatory guidelines of an institution (such as an employer) Racism refers to the belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another.
