SOC364H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Internalized Racism, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Independent Community And Health Concern
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Biological race vs race as a social/cultural context. Critiques of biological approach: a lot of genetic variation between/among race, diverts attention away from social disparities of health, argument that biology should be analyzed with social environment, racial classification are arbitrary and evolved from power. Critiques of social/cultural context: perceptions have changed over time. Racializing whiteness: white people are considered a neutral category when speaking of race. Current racial categories made by us government: white, black/african american, american. Very general categories; some people may not be classified to a group that is truly representative of them. Current canada racial classification: non-visible minority, visible minority, Within toronto, markham had the highest proportion of minorities followed by brampton. 56% of indigenous population was living in urban areas of canada. 91% of immigrants in 2011 live in one of canada"s 33 census metropolitan areas compared to. 63% of people who were born in canada.
