SOC210H1 Lecture : SOC210 Lecture Notes
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Lecture 1: ethnicity in social organization (wednesday, september 11 / 2013) Race can be deadly, where you don t think they have moral worth and doesn t deserve to live (ex. holocaust) Ethnicity and race are among the fundamental organizing concepts of contemporary world . In the 20th century major world conflicts organized in ethnic terms. Ethnic diversity also sources of pride, unity and achievement. Ethnicity and race shape our experiences, our opportunities and our identities. Robert park: one of the most influential american sociologist - predicted that certain forces in the world would make ethnic and racial bonds disappear. Modernity (the gradual and eventual global process by which industrialization, urbanization and mass communication and other institutional changes transform society) would bring a supposed end to ethnicity and race. Why did park thought ethnicity would disappear through modernity. 1) urbanization --> people would move into cities, intermarry.
