Sociology 1020 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Trait Theory, Miscegenation, Permanent Residency In Canada
13 Aug 2016
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Race a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of society consider important (skin, eye, and hair color etc. ) Us = measure race, canada = measures ethnicity. As new generations grow up in canada, racial blending become more common. Ethnicity - a shared cultural heritage: people define themselves as member of an ethnic category based on common ancestry, language, or religion, socially constructed idea. Objective criteria traits like ancestry, cultural practise, dress, religion, language. Subjective criteria the internalization of a distinct social identity (recognizing your heritage, even you don"t practise it) Ethnicity can be changed by adopting another way of life. Minority - any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates. Can be based on race, ethnicity or both. Have two major characteristics: share a distinctive identity (physical difference, subordination (placing people in a lower rank/position)
