A Down-to-Earth Approach 8/e SOCIOLOGY A Down-to-Earth Approach 8/e James M. Henslin Chapter Twelve: Race and Ethnicity This multimedia product and its contents are protected under copyright law. The following are prohibited by law: any public performance or display, including transmission of any image over a network; preparation of any derivative work, including the extraction, in whole or in part, of any images; any rental, lease, or lending of the program.
Race: Myth and Reality Myth 1 - Idea That Any Race is Superior All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots Myth 2 - Idea that Any Race is Pure Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly Together Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Ethnic Groups Race Refers to Biological Characteristics Ethnicity Refers to Cultural Characteristics Common Ancestry Cultural Heritage Nations of Origin Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Minority and Dominant Groups Minority Group - People Singled Out for Unequal Treatment Minority Group Not Necessarily Numerical Minority Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Minority and Dominant Groups Dominant Group - Group with Most… Power Privileges Highest Social Status Dominant Group Does the Discriminating Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Emergence of Minority Groups Minority Group Occur Because of… Expansion of Political Boundaries Migration Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Constructing Racial-Ethnic Identity Relative Size Power Appearance Discrimination Ethnic Work Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Prejudice and Discrimination Learning Prejudice Prejudice vs. Discrimination Discrimination is Action Learning from Association Internalizing Dominant Norms Media Group Membership Prejudice Against Own Group Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Prejudice and Discrimination Far-Reaching Nature of Prejudice Internalizing Dominant Norms Media Group Membership Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Individual and Institutional Discrimination Health Care Home Mortgage and Car Loans 60% More likely to be denied (Same C.R.) Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Theories of Prejudice Psychological Perspectives Frustration and Scapegoats The Authoritarian Personality Insecure Conformists Right v Wrong Older, less educated, less intelligent, lower social class Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Theories of Prejudice Sociological Perspectives Functionalism In-Group v Out Group Conflict Theory How do the powerful benefit ? Symbolic Interactionism Labels Create Prejudice honkey, spic, mick, limey, nigger, kraut, dago, guinea, butterhead Self-Fulfilling Prophesy Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations Genocide Population Transfer Internal Colonialism Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations Segregation Assimilation Multiculturalism Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Europeans Americans Nation’s Founders Included Only Those from England (WASPs) Other “White” Europeans Inferior Established “WASP Privilege” Knapsack page 343 Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Latinos (Hispanics) Numbers Origins, Location Spanish Language Diversity Comparative Conditions Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States African-Americans The Struggle for Civil Rights Rising Expectations and Civil Strife Continued Gains Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States African-Americans Current Losses Income, Murder Rate, Incarceration Rate Race or Social Class? Racism as an Everyday Burden Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Asian-Americans Background of Discrimination Reasons for Success Family. Education & Assimilation Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States Native Americans Diversity of Groups Pan-Indianism From Treaties to Genocide and Population Transfer The Invisible Minority Reservations Self-Determination Non Assimilation Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Looking Towards the Future The Immigration Debate Affirmative Action Towards a True Multicultural Society – Salad Bowl Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
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