SOCL 2001 Chapter : Ch 8 Notes
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Race/ethnicity: distribution in the us, in 2010 64% is white an 16. 3% is hispanic but in 2050 its projected to be 46% white and 30% hispanic, no more majority group, hyphenated americans. Women are the majority in numbers but are considered the minority status: opposite of a minority group is a dominant group (ex. In the republic of south africa whites compromise 1/5 the population but they are considered the dominant group: us in 2050 or s. african rep. before 1980. Ethnic work: to identify or stay away from a particular ethnicity. In the past african american women names couldn"t really distinguish them as it because they were names like jane but now it"s more obvious. Jena 6: 5 years ago black teens were treated badly due to racial tension and were put in jail but eventually let out, trigger event, make people aware of things.
