SOSC 1140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Color Blindness, Genetic Variation, Political Correctness
21 Mar 2017
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Differences in races are too ambiguous to classify as races. There is no one gene universally present in any one race. Unclear where races begin or end on the continuum. Race justifications taken from source other than biology. Geographical isolation and cultural factors: short range, short term differences (not natural or. Terms like black and white comes from a hierarchical standpoint that tends to separate these categories. Races comes from social, political, economic context. Ra(cid:272)e does (cid:374)ot e(cid:454)plai(cid:374) a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g. it"s e(cid:374)tirel(cid:455) so(cid:272)iologi(cid:272)al. Ethnic groups: formed through social processes of inclusion and exclusion around symbols of language, behaviour, and religion (not appearance) Culture is a framework of values that forms a social context (not objective) Dominant groups use ideology to protect the interests of hegemony (dominant group) and to maintain the status quo. Assimilation: to make like, become like, or conform to. Anglo-conformity: assimilation to the english speaking cultures. 1960s multiculturalism (cid:1005)99(cid:1004)"s to prese(cid:374)t cultural differentiation and pluralism.
