SOCL 2001 Chapter : Socl Ch 9 Notes
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Italians, german american, jewish: racial-ethnic group- people that have both physical and cultural characteristics; ex. Interracial & interethnic relationships: miscegenation- marriage or sexual relations between different races, anti-miscegenation laws declared unconstitutional in 1967, racial-ethnic intermarriages are increasing and take up 8% of marriage couples, americans are increasing likely to approve these relationships. Functionalism: argue that newcomers must adopt dominate group values or society will experience conflict, racial- ethnic inequality provides large pool of cheap labor and maintains dominant groups current status, discrimination can be dysfunctional. Conflict theory: see ongoing trouble between dominant and minorities, dominant protect their power, economic inequality perpetuates racial hierarchies, economic stratification pits minorities against each other and low-income whites. Feminist theory: stress gendered racism (combined and cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism, minority women face discrimination based on race, gender & social class.
