SOC101Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Visible Minority, Class Consciousness, Essentialism
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Modern genetic research shows human (cid:498)races(cid:499) are more alike than different. )ncreasingly, scientists reject the (cid:498)essentialist(cid:499) view of race: genetic evidence shows that human groups are significantly more alike than they are like non- human groups. There is a continuum of physical features among humans, but: race is uncorrelated with intelligence, morality, industry etc. except where links are social constructed. The term (cid:498)visible minorities(cid:499) is losing acceptance in canada because it: reinforces a belief that whiteness is not visible (it is!, may promote stigmatization of certain (non-white) groups. Despite many deep similarities, people continue to celebrate superficial differences. The (cid:498)ethnic community:(cid:499) an imaginary world (cid:523)benedict anderson(cid:524) To maintain ethnic differences, people (cid:498)perform(cid:499) symbolic acts of differentiation. Ethnic differentiation results in social inclusion of some and exclusion of others. The authors attempt to study this through a series of four studies.