SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Critical Race Theory, Social Mobility, Cultural Assimilation
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Race: people who have been singled out as superior or inferior, often on basis of real or alleged physical characteristics. Ethnicity: people distinguished, by others or themselves, primarily on basis of cultural or nationality characteristics: share 5 characteristics, cultural traits (language, clothing, etc, community, ethnocentrism, ascribed membership, territoriality. Affect what opportunities they have, how they"re treated, how long they"ll live, etc. Give jobs to people with english sounding last names. Majority group: advantaged group has superior resources & rights. Minority group: members disadvantaged & subjected to unequal treatment. Prejudice: negative attitude based on preconceived notions about members of selected groups. Stereotypes: overgeneralization about the appearance, behaviour, or other characteristics of groups. Media is major source of racial and ethnic stereotypes. Scapegoat: person/group that is incapable of offering resistance to the hostility or aggression of others. Members of subordinate racial groups blamed for societal problems. Symbolic interactionists: prejudice comes from social learning.
