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Race & Ethnicity

Race & Ethnicity Race = biologically transmitted traits Ethnicity = culture Can be changed (E.g. Russian to American)

“Scientific” racial types are misleading No society contains biologically “pure” people All racial categories are genetically very much alike Skin color of Caucasian people ranges from very light to very dark

Geographical theory of race Physical differences - e.g. skin color relates to temperature and other geographical conditions

Characteristics of minorities Distinctive physical or cultural traits Socially disadvantaged

Prejudice vs discrimination Prejudice = attitudes Discrimination = behavior Institutional discrimination Bias built into the operation of today’s institutions

Stereotypes Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category

Theories of prejudice Scapegoat theory Cultural theory

Scapegoat theory Links prejudice to frustration and disadvantaged status Unfairly blame others for their troubles

Cultural theory of prejudice Emory Borgardus (research on social distance) Prejudice expressed by people well adjusted to a “culture of prejudice”.

Majority & minority: Patterns of interaction Pluralism - Social parity Assimilation Adoption of the English Segregation - separation Genocide Annihilation of one category

Today’s immigrants Asia Latin America

Xenophobia Fear of what is strange