SOC101Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Institutional Racism, De Jure, Jim Crow Laws
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Race and ethnicity (commit sociology v1, pg 232-278)- Popular usages of race have been based on the (wrong) assumption that a race is a grouping or classification based on genetic variations in physical appearance, particularly skin colour. Race is a socially constructed reality: race does not actually exist, but some groups are still racially defined because of the idea that persists in peoples" minds. Unique cultural traits, such as language, clothing, holidays or. Territoriality, or the tendency to occupy a distinct geographic area. White privilege: process by which those defined as white enjoy extra power and privilege that others do not and a higher place in the vertical mosaic. Majority group: in canada these are white with northern europe ancestry aka euro- Racial prejudice disproportionate number of negative traits. Stereotype: an overgeneralisation about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of particular groups.