SOCI 270

Means the Majority

Means the Minority

A group of people who are generally recognized by themselves or by other as a distinct group, based entirely on social or cultural characteristics. Most common are nationality, language, and religion

Closely related to the concept of prejudice.

Term refer specifically to the belief that some races are biologically, intellectaully, or culturally inferior to others.

Any behavior by an individual that leads to unequal treatment because of race or ethnicity.

Referring to behavior not beliefs or attitudes

Arrangements or practices in social institutions and their related organizations that tend to favor one racial or ethnic group over another.

any group that is dominant in society

any group that is assigned an inferior status in society

refers to people's thinking-their attitudes and beliefs-not their behavior.

can be overt and very obvious, or it can be subtle and indirect

refers to a socially defined group of people who are generally considered to be physically distinct in some way, such as skin color, hair texture, or facial features, from other groups and are generally considered by themselves or by others to be a distinct group.

has two components: social and physical

a group of people of the same race who interact with one another and who develop some common cultural characteristics

any attitude, belief, behavior, or institutional arrangement that favors one race or ethnic group over another

well established structures such as family, the state, the education system, the economic system, and religion.