SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Social Forces, Visible Minority, Ian Alistair Mackenzie
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What is race? o a social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers, usually with profound effects on their lives. What is ethnicity? o perceived cultural markers that are deemed socially significant ethnic groups differ in terms of language, religion, customs, values, ancestors, etc o o o o o o o. 41, 872: goodman: race is an inadequate and even harmful way to think about human biological differences o. So why do we continue to talk about race ? still matters in regard to privilege and society but that makes it more real because it has implications: Bigotry bias inherent in social institutions (education, government) ex. job candidate pool/who"s applying, people who are given advantages that are not racialized open, conscious expression of racial views (just a racist) Friendly racism subtle and hidden expressions of racism ex. real estate agents.
