PSY 101 Lecture Notes - Light Skin, George W. Bush, Ethnocentrism
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Social creation of arbitrary grouping of individuals in a society based on the color of their skin: races around the globe. In africa anyone who is not african black is labeled as white. Asian: races in the u. s. and future trends. In 1980 80% white american, and very few all others. 1990 76% and little more for all others. 2000 70% white, big jump in hispanic. Prediction that by 2030 the white population will be in the minority. Less than 50: historical background, early encounters with native americans, ethnocentrism- labeling of natives as savages, animalistic, and. Heathens: cooperation and relative equality changed to domination, acquisition of native land, natives pushed to reservations, native americans, their socioeconomic conditions- even now if you look at mortality rate, social economic, and other factors are still very low. Enacted by the bush government: total quota was increased from 540,000 to 700,000 (relatives of. 16,000 visas are set aside for persons from ireland.
