SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 8
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Sociological: not clear cut, in america its black and white, but in brazil its more difficult with the different backgrounds, racial group a socially defined group distinguished by selected inherited physical characteristics. 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. 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. It happens all over: jena 6 is uncertain if it"s a result from discrimination or something else.
