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Race and Ethnicity

Tyler Daley and Bryan Parrish. Race and Ethnicity. Thesis. To discuss and provide an in-depth explanation of race and ethnicity. Race. “Race is the categorization of parts of a population based on physical appearance due to particular historical social and political forces”

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Race and Ethnicity

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  1. Tyler Daley and Bryan Parrish Race and Ethnicity

  2. Thesis • To discuss and provide an in-depth explanation of race and ethnicity

  3. Race • “Race is the categorization of parts of a population based on physical appearance due to particular historical social and political forces” • Sociologically: Defined by appearance • No clear standards for determining a race

  4. Race • Racial categories differ between societies and different nations

  5. Ethnicity • Having distinct cultural characteristics • Sub-cultural group of a multicultural society • Culture is taught and passed down from generation to generation (can change over time)

  6. What is the Difference? • Many people use race and ethnicity inter-changeably • There are difficulties in measurement

  7. U.S. Census • Persuades people to choose an ethnicity • People choose by primary race and self identification http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29Z5i3oR4Z4

  8. Theories of Prejudice • Scapegoat / Frustration- an individual or group unfairly blamed for someone else's troubles • Authoritarian personality- people who are prejudiced that have a high ranking position

  9. Discrimination and Segregation • Discrimination- unfair treatment directed at an individual or group • Types: • Individual • Institutional

  10. Stereotypes • Negative stereotypes • Lazy groups • Crime • Positive stereotypes • Wealth • Job / career

  11. Relating Prejudice and Stereotypes • Genocide- an attempted annihilation of a people based on their race or ethnicity

  12. Population Transfer • Direct- ethnic cleansing; forcing people to flee in fear (ex. Relocating Native Americans on to reservations) • Indirect- making life so unbearable they voluntarily leave

  13. Interview Did you have a first hand experience with segregation? “Not necessarily, I lived on a farm as a young girl so we didn’t see any public segregation. I knew that it was going on in the big cities though.” Did you agree with the rest of societies actions dealing with segregation policies? “I didn’t really know much about it, but now that I know exactly what went on, I would say that I don’t agree with it.

  14. Conclusion • Race and Ethnicity allow people to be an individual • U.S. is a melting pot • We encourage everyone to accept our differences

  15. Works Cited • “Arrest the Racism: Racial Profiling in America.” American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). http://www.aclu.org/profiling (accessed on August 20, 2004). • Henslin, James. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach . 5. Needham Heights, Massachusetts: A Pearson Education Company, 2001.

  16. Works Cited (cont.) • O’Neil, Dennis. “Overview.” anthro.palomar.edu. July 5, 2006. May 13, 2009. http://anthro.palomar.edu/ethnicity/ethnic_1.html

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