SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Ethnic Group, Racialization, System On A Chip
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Mrs. elliot conducted experiments on children based on discrimination of eye colour: showed that children"s measure intelligence changed depending on whether they were treated like inferiors or superiors, started treating each other poorly based on discrimintation. Some ppl criticize her experiment as harsh and psychologically damaging. Most participants say it taught them to treat fellow human beings properly: other participants say it was too harsh. We don"t know the feeling of inferiority until we go through it. Mrs. elliot"s experiment shows social construction of differences based on race and ethnicity: not very different from gender inequality, a trivial physical difference used to laugh and justify large, consequential social differences. Race differences based on physical or genetic characteristics. Ethnicity social and cultural characteristics people are believed to share. Ethnic group set of people who consider themselves (or are considered by others) to share common characteristics that distinguish them from other groups in society develop distinct cultural behaviour.
