SOCL 2001 : Final Study Guide
Document Summary
What is race: focused around superficial physical characteristics, not biologically identifiable. What is ethnicity: practices, values, and beliefs of a group, might include shared language, religion, traditions. Stereotypes: oversimplified ideas about groups of people, can be based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, etc, could be positive or negative. Discrimination: consists of actions against a group of people, can be based on age, religion, health, and other indicators. Theoretical perspectives: issues of race and ethnicity can be observed through three major sociological perspectives, functionalism- racial and ethnic inequalities must have served an important function in order to exist as long as they have. Some interactionists propose that the symbols of race and not race itself are what lead to racism. Culture of prejudice: refers to the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture. Genocide: the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group, is the most toxic intergroup relationship, holocaust.
