Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Institutional Racism, White Privilege, Redneck
10 Oct 2016
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Racism and ethnic inequalities as a social problem. Ethnic group a category of people who are distinguished, by others or by themselves, on the basis of cultural or nationally or nationally characteristics a group of people on the basis of cultural characteristics. Includes issues of language, country of origin, adherence to culture. Members of ethnic groups share five man characteristics: unique cultural traits, sense of community, a feeli(cid:374)g that o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) group is disti(cid:374)(cid:272)t, membership from birth, tendency to occupy a distinct geographical area. Can be used to judge an individual or group as inferior or superior. Classification of people based on social and political values, rather than biological constructs. Social construct the classification of people based on social and political values rather than as a biological given. Race - a group of persons related by common descent or heredity.
