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What is Race:
A socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.
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What is Ethnicity:
A shared cultural heritage.
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Researchers have found that biracial and multiracial people choose different racial identities in different settings, depending on whom they are with(harris& Sim, 2002)
Have you ever experienced such a "Racial shift"?
Biracial & Multiracial persons usually have diverse background. For instance a black/white teen may choose to "fit in" with either group depending on upbringing.
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Ethnicity:
Is a shared cultural heritage. An ethnic category based on common ancestors, language, and religion that give them a distinctive social identity.
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Minority:
is any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates.
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Do you think all U.S. people of color, rich and poor alike, should be considered minorities? Why or why not?
If every one were treated like a minority, none would have the mentality of a majority.
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Minority:
Any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart and subordinates.
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Prejudice:
A rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.
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Stereotype:
A simplified description applied to every person in some category.
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Do you see stereotypes in common phrases such as "French Kiss," "Dutch Treat," "Indian Giver," or "gypped"?
Yes, many english words stem from other cultures. Jerry Rig, Jewed, ect
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social distance:
refers to how closely people are willing to interact with members of some category.
~Emory Boardus(1925) social distance scale - Asked college students in usa, how closely they were willing to interact with people in thirty racial and ethnic categories.
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Racism:
The belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another
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Scapegoat:
A person or category of people, typically with little power, whom other people unfairly blame for their own troubles.
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4 Theories of Prejudice:
- Scapegoat Theory: holds that prejudice springs from frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged.
- Authoritarian Personality Theory: Adorno(1950) Indicating that people who show strong prejudice toward one minority usually are intolerant of all minorities, rigidly conform to conventional cultural values.
- Culture Theory: Prejudice is part of the culture in which we all live and learn. Same attitudes toward specific racial and ethnic categories. close to some, distant from others.
- Conflict Theory: Prejudice is used as a tool by powerful people not only to justify privilege for themselves but also to oppress others. Mexican farm workers.
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Discrimination:
Unequal treatment of various categories of people. Prejudice refers to attitudes; discrimination is a matter of action.
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Institutional prejudice and discrimination:
Bias built into the operation of society's institutions. Ex. mortgage apps from minorities at higher rate.
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Brown V. Board of Education of Topka:
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