PSYC 4210 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: American Anthropological Association, Africville, Canadian Citizenship Act 1946
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Race and ethnicity are important social categories that are often grouped together, but they are not the same thing. American anthropological association (1998): today scholars argue that race is a social mechanism invented in the 18th century to refer to populations brought together in colonial america. Ethnicity: a term used to specify a group of people who share a common cultural heritage ex. Slightly more accurate than race, but still very complex, especially in a multicultural society. Visible minority: a person, other than an aboriginal, who is non-caucasian in race or non-white in colour; consists mainly of people who are chinese, south asian, black, Arab, west asian, filipino, southeast asian, latin american, japanese, and korean. Aboriginal: a person who is first nations (registered and unregistered under the indian. Minority group: and group that holds less power. Dominant group: a group that has the greatest power but not necessarily the greatest numbers.
