SOC 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Racial Profiling, Labeling Theory
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Stratification: sorting social groups into different levels, making judgements and attaching value, forming heirarchy. Stereotype: exaggerated belief about certain groups, attribution of characteristics to every person belonging to a group, cultural ideas, basis for prejudice, discrimination, and isms, belief. Prejudice: builds off of stereotypes, application of a stereotype to a certain person, belief. Discrimination: builds off of prejudice and stereotypes, acting on prejudice. Isms: systematic form of discrimination, between dominant and minority groups, reflects a conflict over who holds power in society. (cid:862)new racism(cid:863: kinder, gentler, less overt and in your face racism and discrimination, assumption that we are all on the same playing field since there are no more laws holding people back. Black people are lazy while white people are hardworking. Black people are failures while white people are successful. Black people are poor while white people are rich. Black people are rude while white people are polite.
