SOCI 210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Symbolic Ethnicity, Asian Canadians, Gunboat Diplomacy
14 Dec 2012
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In actuality, you can"t tell race by skull shape, his sample was unrepresentative, and his race samples were incomparable by gender: his claims/evidence were meaningless but people still believed them for a long time. There are still assumptions tied to race and biology (ex. Prejudice is an attitude that judges a person on his or her group"s real or imagined characteristics. Discrimination is unfair treatment of people due to their group membership. Social circumstances had a big impact on athletic and other forms of behaviour (notably crime and entertainment). Germans using jews as a scapegoat for their econ. Structures can be created that allow for behavioural differences between subordinates and superiors (ex. concentration camp wardens vs. inmates) Ethnic groups comprise people whose perceived cultural markers are deemed socially significant. The resources groups have (literacy, urbanity, education) matter. In the mid 20th century, canada was very stratified along ethnic and racial lines (wasps ere most powerful/privileged).
