SOCL 2001 Chapter : Chapter 9
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Importance of historical context: understanding what we mean by ethnicity and race, trends in global migration, being ethnic in us, how ethnicity and race effect everyone. Is the child of a biracial couple (black and white) black or white mixed. Is judaism a religion or an ethnicity both: race and ethnicity are terms used everyday. Ethnicity: refers to the distinct cultural norms and values of a social group, characteristic of ethnic groups include (to varying degree, shared history, religion and culture, kin or ancestry, sense of shared destiny, language. Racism: a form of prejudice and or discrimination based on physical differences, many layers of racism, individual consciousness and behavior, ideologies of supremacy, institutional racism. It provides a moral rationale for systematics deprivation. It allows dominant group to reconcile values and behavior. It discourages the subordinate group from challenging the system. It rallies adherence in support of a just cause . Concepts related to racism: prejudice, discrimination, stereotypes, scapegoats, minority groups.
