SOC218H1 Lecture Notes - Acculturation, Economic System, Social Disorganization Theory
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sociological perspective: shibutani and kwan ethnic stratification. Can the frameworks explain the asian immigrants" situations? (prof wants your own perspective) Didn"t get much attention in the 1960s when it was first written. People found their work extremely helpful and gained attention. B/c of its significant contribution to the field; the authors" background (both. Asians) very unique thinking about assimilation and integration. Assimilation: it"s not about integration of minority group into the larger society (as gordon described). Outcome of integration and assimilation is the reduction of ethnic differences among different groups; ethnic remarks become less obvious. Ethnic stratification has ecological basis the way we think about society is just like ecology in biology (we accomplish equilibrium in the end) Society is just like a habitat (animals stay in one habitat/place) subject to biological constraints and limited resources so they always have to compete; if you do better, you get more resources.
