SOC 300 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Institutionalized Discrimination, Ethnocentrism, Ageism

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 300
• Professor: Camille Hernandez- Ramdwar

Document Summary

The sociological theory that proposes that how we present ourselves in any given situation is shaped by the interactions of all our past relations and the social interactions that we have. Stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination grow from the unequal distribution of power, creating dominant and subordinate groups in society and allowing the subjugation of one in favour of the other. A person"s history in social interactions affects how they interact in the future (experience) The consequences of power manifest in every interaction in society, at all levels. Usually, unfair and in many cases illegal and often inhumane treatment. Power refers to the ability to get your own way, even in the face of adversity. A stereotype is a label that may have some basis in fact, but that has been grossly overgeneralized and applied to a particular segment of the population, or situation. Stereotypes generalize about the behaviours and characteristics associated with members of those categories.