SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Implicit Stereotype, Proletariat, Bourgeoisie
March 8th, 2018
Social Structure
Social structure is the ordered and persisting relationship among positions in a
social system
o Socially constructed categories like gender, race, and social class are part of
the social structure
o People occupy one of more positions in the structure, and each position
brings with it expectations and stereotypes
o A person’s social networks are determined by their location in the social
structure
o Location within the social structure is linked to status. Some positions have
greater prestige.
What is race?
A group of people who perceive themselves
and are perceived by others
as
possessing distinctive hereditary traits
o The combination of a person’s hereditary traits, such as skin color, hair
texture, size and shape of facial features or body structure, is their
phenotype
.
What is ethnicity?
Ethnicity
o A group of people who share
cultural traits
such as language, religion, family
customs, and food preferences
Ex) Cubans
Group Schemas (Stereotypes)
Characteristics can become associated with other social markers such as race or
gender
Stereotypes make it possible for us to view those different from ourselves as less
individualized, and less human – leads to implicit bias
o Judgement or behaviors that are the result of unconscious attitudes
o Cause of disparities in cause of use of violence against whites and non-
whites
If several bad characteristics become associated with a social marker, we may
perceive people who have that social marker to be
generally
bad overall.
o Two residents wade through water after finding bread and soda at a local
grocery.
o A young man walks through water after looting a local grocery.
March 20th, 2018
Document Summary
Ethnicity: a group of people who share cultural traits such as language, religion, family customs, and food preferences. Characteristics can become associated with other social markers such as race or gender. Inflexible attitudes and opinions held about members of a group: you can be prejudice and never act on it you can treat all people equally but still be prejudiced in your mind (sexist, etc. ) Discrimination: behaviors directed against another group. Racism: prejudice or discrimination based on the belief that one race is superior to another. We shouldn"t pay attention to race, everyone should be held to the same exact standards. Color-blind because it completely ignores the structural racism that is present in our society. People that want to get rid of affirmative action and hiring of. Educational attainment minorities: the achievement gap" is narrowing overall, but not quickly. 2013 naep assessment: % of 8th graders scoring proficient" in math. 2011 college graduation rates by race/ethnicity (bachelor"s degree)
