SOCI 1090 Chapter 8: Ch 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality
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8. 1: how to think about racial and ethnic inequality. Dominant group: holds superior power and establishes inequality by dominating less powerful groups (minority group) Minority group doesn"t matter the size but that they are dominated by the more powerful. Race is socially constructed and socially defined: the idea that races are biological categories creates race. Dichotomy: binaries of black and white; non-whites are labeled as other . Hispanics social defined as a race even though they represent a variety of different ethnic groups. White privilege allows race to be invisible; non-whites ignores the complexity of other races and categorizes them into one. White privilege is shaped by gender, class, sexuality, etc. White women maintain their privilege while being subordinate by gender. Ethnicity is distinctive based on origin, language, religion, and culture. Some white immigrants in different ethnic groups identified as inferior (irish, italians, etc) Optional ethnicity: whites choose to maintain their culture at the home.
