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Race
group with biological characteristics
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myth 1
- idea that any race is superior
- * all races have geniuses and idiots
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myth 2
- idea that nay race is pure.
- *human charachterisics flow endlessly together
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ethnicity
groups that shara a cultural background common ancestry, religion, and food.
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enthnic
cultural characterisitcs. refer to people who identify with one another on the basis of common ancestry and clutureal heritage.
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minority group
people singled out for unequal treatment by dominant groups
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dominant groups
groups with wealth, power and privileges
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minority groups
- not necessarily small in number
- * membership is an ascribed status.
- *physical or cultural traits held in low esteem by dominant group.
- *unwgual treatment
- *marry within own group
- *feel strong group solidarity.
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KKK
learn from association
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hartley study
far-reaching nature of prejudice
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frustration and scapegoats
people who are unable to strick out at the real source of their frustration look for someone to blame
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the authoritarian personality
theordor adorno created a survey which measured: ethnocentirism, anti-semitism, and support for strong, authoritarian leaders and found that these criteria were connected
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functionalist
- sherif study
- * prejudice is functional as it brings people together.'
- * can create negative stereotypes (dsyfuncution)
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Conflict
prejudice is beneficial to the dominant group as it keeps minority groups oppressed.
*power split labor force
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symbolic interactionist
lables lead to selective perception- we see what we want to see
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global patterns of intergroup relations
- *genocide
- *population transfer
- *internal coloialism
- *segregation
- *assimilation
- *multiculturalism
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race and ethnic relations in the united states
european americans
* nations founders incleded only those from england (WASPs)
*Other "white" europeans inferior
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latinos
the largest racial/ethnic/minority group in the u.s. totaling over 42 million
country of origin is significant
the u.s. is the largest spanish-speaking nation in the world
underrapresened in politics
campared with whites and asican americans, lations have less income,higher umemployment and poverty.
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african americans
after slavery was abolished, the southern states passed legislation to segregate blacks and whites.
1964-watts riots-caused by "rising expectations"
1968-second civil rights act passed
remarkable gains have been made in politics, edu, and jobs
half of all african american families make more than $35,000 per year.
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Asian american
The model minority
background of discrimination
diversity amoung subgroups
- reason for success
- -family life
- -educational achievement
- -assimilation
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native americans
from treaties to genocide and population transfer
the invisible minority and self-determination
diversity in tribes
highest rate of alcoholism and suicide among the mjor races
42% live in inadequate housing on reservations
many are moving to the cities
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