SOCI 1001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Ethnic Group, Ethnocentrism, Secondary Sector Of The Economy
14 Dec 2015
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Ethnic groups- is a collection of people distinguished, by others or by themselves, primarily on the basis of cultural or nationality characteristics. Race and ethnicity take on great social significance because how people act in regard to these terms drastically affects people"s lives, including what opportunities they have, how they are treated, and even how long they live. It matters because it provides privilege and power for some. (white privileges). John porter- described canada as a vertical mosaic made up of different ethnic groups wielding varying degrees of social and economic power, status, and prestige. Assimilation: a process by which members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become absorbed into the dominant culture (p. 283). Authoritarian personality a personality type characterized by excessive conformity, submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking (p. 278).
