SOCY 1001 Study Guide - Retting, Tral, Welfare Dependency
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Minority group- a subordinate group whose members, even if they represent a numeric majority, have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs. Using examples, explain, intergroup relations based on ethnic and racial background have played a powerful role in shaping both interaction and opportunity. (290) the euro americans and native people. Euro came and dominated land, pushing the natives away. Ea and slaves, they struggled to have a foothold for decades. Racial group- a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance (whites, africans. Ethnic group- a group that is set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns (puerto ricans, jews and. Distinction- racal is external physical differences; ethnic is the cultural of a particular society. Racial- whites (66%), blacks (12. 4%), asian americans (4. 4%)
