SOCI 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Acculturation, Focus Group, Visible Minority
1 Sep 2016
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Chapter 15: ethnicity: the social roots of racism. Physical markers are used to distinguish groups and create inequality based on race. Different social conditions among superordinate"s and subordinates create behavioral differences between them. Perceptions of behavioral differences get embedded in culture as racial stereotypes. Racial stereotypes reinforce the use of physical markers to distinguish groups: ethnic groups. Ethnic groups can be identified by their cultural distinctiveness. There is general agreement that culture is the principally identifiable characteristic. Ethnic groups are often referred to as cultural minorities. Some common bonds that unify ethnic groups include: An ethnic group shares a common ancestry. An ethnic group shares common norms, values and traditions (insiders) An ethnic group is considered to be a group by those who do not share the first two elements (outsiders: culture defined. Plans or recipes for behaving in any group of people,
