SOCI 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sub-Saharan Africa, Asian Americans, White Privilege
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White privilege: unearned advantages of being white in a racially stratified society. Dominant group: group of people in society who hold the most power. Culturally whites are identified as people of western european descent. Per the census, whites are people from europe, the middle east, or north africa. Minority groups: groups of people that are singled out in society because of their physical or cultural characteristics. Examples: african americans, asian americans, hispanic and latinos. Subordinate group: group of people in society that hold little to no power compared to the dominant group. Per the census, blacks are people of sub-saharan africa. 1775: blacks were 20% of the population. Today: blacks are 12. 2% of the population. Per the census, people from latin america, spain, and south america. Today: hispanics are 16. 3% of the population. 60% of all mexican americans live in california and texas. Per the census, asians are people from the far east, south east asia, and the indian.
