SOC102H1 Lecture : Racial Inequalties tduyduyt
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Lecture 2: racial and ethnic inequalities - 09/20/11. All societies display social inequalities of varying kinds. These social inequalities are socially constructed: that is, collectively imagined on the basis of a supposedly important natural difference (i. e. sex, colour) They also want to know how and why differentiations (or social distinctions) arise historically. One good place to start is with political theorist edward said and his book, Said argues that the orient is a reverse version of the west everything that is considered inferior and alien to the west. The oriental man is widely depicted in feminine and weak, yet strangely dangerous because he poses a threat to white, western women. The oriental woman is both eager to be dominated and strikingly exotic. In said"s analysis, the oriental is a sweeping generalization a stereotype that crosses cultural and national boundaries. Bottom line : the subjection of subordinate groups (i. e. poor people, racial groups) is always accompanied by mythologies.
