SLGY 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Imagined Community, Billboard Charts, Ethnic Enclave
25 Apr 2014
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Race - a set of people commonly defined as belonging to the same group by virtue of common visible features, such as skin colour or facial characteristics. Ethnic group - a set of people commonly defined as belonging to the same group by virtue of a common birthplace, ancestry, or culture. Diasporic group: any ethnic group that has established multiple centres of immigrant life throughout the world. Assimilation - the process by which an outsider or immigrant group becomes indistinguishably integrated into the dominant host society; similar to acculturation. Ethnic enclave: a neighbourhood that is mainly or exclusively populated by people who belong to the same ethnic group. Racial/ethnic socialization: the process by which we learn to perceive and evaluate people according to presumed racial or ethnic differences. Functionalist racial inequality: prejudice, discrimination, benefits ethnic groups for it brings up a sense of belonging and connectedness. Critical they believe that the dominant group, ethnic group, will dominate economically.
