[SOCI 230] - Final Exam Guide - Ultimate 64 pages long Study Guide!
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Unpacking diversity: many forms of diversity in canada. Gender, class, religion, language, sexual orientation, disability status, race/ethnicity, etc. In pluralistic communities, they are primary forms of categorization. Socially constructed: we assign social significance as such. 99. 9% of genetic material is shared by all "races: more genetic variation within a racial group. Ethnicity: markers of ethnicity constantly constructed and reconstructed. Concepts continue to be socially relevant in most societies: we use on a daily basis to make sense of the world around us. Real consequences for individual life chances and group stratification. Examples of how race and ethnicity are consequential. Prof. gates (2009) had trouble getting into his own home and neighbour called the cops claiming that he was trying to break in. How it affects inequality: micro-aggresions: everyday regular insults made on the basis of one"s race/ ethnicity whether intended or not. Final exam (40%: mc + 1 short answer essay.
