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Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity. Minorities. A group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in the society. What does this mean?. Distinctive physical or cultural characteristics that separate it from the majority Dominated by the majority

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Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

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  1. Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

  2. Minorities • A group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in the society.

  3. What does this mean? • Distinctive physical or cultural characteristics that separate it from the majority • Dominated by the majority • Believed to be inferior by majority • Common sense of identity and loyalty • Majority decides who belongs

  4. Race • People sharing certain inherited physical characteristics that are considered important within a society

  5. Do you associate with a race? • What is the determining factor? • Skin color? • Hair? • Height?

  6. Ethnicity Ethnic minority Others? • Group identified by cultural, religious, or national characteristics

  7. Ethnocentrism • One more time…… • Judging others in terms of one’s own cultural standards • Not just Americans… • Isolationist Asia

  8. Racial and Ethnic Relations Assimilation Conflict 3 basic patters throughout history include genocide, population transfer, and subjugation • Blending or fusing of minority groups into dominant society • Members are given full participation in society

  9. Assimilation • Anglo-conformity is the most prevalent • Can you think of examples of conformity and non-conformity? • Dress, language, music • What is valued more?

  10. Are we a tossed salad or melting pot?

  11. Patterns of Conflict Genocide • Jews • Hutus and Tutsi’s-1994 • Rape of Nanking -1937 • Kurds- 1990’s

  12. Subjugation-deny equal access to society De jure segregation De facto segregation

  13. Rank in terms of control • Subjugation • Assimilation • De jure segregation • De facto segregation • Genocide • Cultural pluralism • Accommodation • Population transfer

  14. Theories of Prejudice and Discrimination • Do you believe most people are prejudiced or are most free from prejudice?

  15. Prejudice • Widely held negative attitudes toward a group and its individual members

  16. Racism • An extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one group over others

  17. Discrimination • Treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture • Examples:

  18. Hate Crime • A criminal act motivated by prejudice

  19. Stereotype • At distorted, exaggerated, or oversimplified image applied to a category of people

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