Chapter 8 Social Stratification
Global Inequity Theories 1. Colonialism: –Political, Economic, Cultural, and Social Domination of a country by a foreign power 2. World System Theory: –Neo Colonialism –Economic Status – Core MDC Periphery LDC Semi-periphery
3 factors –a. Narrow, export oriented economies –b. Limited industrial capacity –c. Foreign Debt 3. Multinational Companies –Functionalist view –Conflict view
4. Modernization Theory: –Pre-industrial to Industrial –Technological advances, Standard of living, Women’s Status, Urbanization, Literacy, Health Care –Inequality due to different level of technological advancement
Chapter 9 Race and Ethnic Inequality
Races: –Caucasian –Negroid –Mongoloid Definition of Race and Ethnicity Majority and Minority Groups
Prejudice and Stereotype self-fulfilling prophecy
Racism Ideological Racism Individual Racism Institutional Racism/Institutionalized
Discrimination
Discrimination Discrimination –Tuskegee Experiment Environmental Racism –Kennedy Heights, Houston Real Estate Racism Racial Profiling
Theories of Prejudice Primordialist Perspective – Innate Preference Authoritarian Personality Theory Social Learning Theory Cultural Theory Explotation Theory (Marxist) –Minorities in low-paying jobs –Majority replaced by minority –Industrial reserve army
Theories of Prejudice cont’d Internal-Colonialism Theory The Contact Hypothesis (Sym-Int) Race Consciousness Perspective
Process of Integration of the Minority Groups into Majority 1. Segregation 2. Accommodation 3. Acculturation 4. Assimilation (structural assimilation) 5. Amalgamation (physical assimilation) 6. Miscegenation
Pluralism, multiculturalism Racial and Ethnic Groups –African Americans –Latin Americans –Japanese Americans Population transfer – internment –Native Americans Population transfer –White Ethnics –Asian Americans
Global Immigration Major Destinations 1920 Quota Act Immigration Reform Act of 1965 Proposition 187 Functionalist View