POLB50Y3 Lecture Notes - Sexual Orientation, Scientific Racism
21 Apr 2013
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Nationalism: see it in canadian politics, see it in quebec, and see it in other countries. Shape people"s thinking of race (seen as something purely socially constructed) Gender socially constructive (differences between women and men)(how they(biological,pysiological play in society and culture?) Sexual orientation (aligns with the thinking about gender) Is the social construction of these things what people believe about racial, gender and ethnic differences there are differences between people that are attributable to genetic, and social characteristic, and gender characteristic genetic (skin color) -> racial difference(ex. Mommy little helper broom kit reinforce in children gender roles. Role models behavior enforced in children living in a particular group of society. Invotainment provide messages whether tensionally or not. Toys and games reinforce ideas of differences, stereotypes, prejudice. Movies can reinforce racial, ethnic and gender stereotypes but can challenge it. Popular culture views in which culture is formed. Racial diversity increased in canada in more recent years.
