SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fats Domino, Redlining, Wealth Inequality In The United States

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Schlaerth Christian

Document Summary

Stereotyping: other countries have different racial logics. Ex: brazil: as times change so do many preconceived notions regarding race, we have a constantly changing orientation toward race. Satisfaction and race: social stratification is more than about class. Race also matters: constructions of race and the politicized nature of language can be discussed together. People who are in positions of power redefine the other as essentially different: a minority is a category of people who lack power, privilege, and prestige in social, political or economic spheres. Minorities may actually be a numerical majority. American apartheid (douglas s. massey, nancy a. denton): material consequences. Does race still matter: the good news: Attitude and audit studies show positive change. Data on how would you feel if so and so moved next door . What is the problem with a color-blind ideology: many scholars and activists believe we need to be race-conscious, not color-