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Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality . Concepts and definitions . Race is technically an anthropological or biological term It refers to genetically based, biological differences within a particular species Each society determines which differences are important

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Racial and Ethnic Inequality

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  1. Racial and Ethnic Inequality

  2. Concepts and definitions • Race is technically an anthropological or biological term • It refers to genetically based, biological differences within a particular species • Each society determines which differences are important • In the US skin color is an important determinant of race

  3. Census Bureau • American Indian and Alaska Native • Asian • Black or African American • Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander • White • American Indian and Alaska Native and White • Asian and White • Black or African American and White • American Indian and Alaska Native and Black or African American • Individuals reporting more than one race

  4. Ethnicity • Ethnicity - belonging to a group that shares the same characteristics, such as country of origin, language, religion, ancestry and culture. Ethnicity is a matter of biological and historical fact and is not changed by the culture in which a person grows up • Jew might be black or white

  5. Social significance of race • Dominant groups define a society’s values • False images and stereotypes • Mass media has impact on stereotypes

  6. Stereotypes • Tend to define a group in terms of what they are not, rather than in terms of what they are (e.g., lazy, immoral, dirty, criminal, unemployed and so forth) • Note that we use them in a way to show that they are not like us, that they do not have our drive, adherence to the ethics of the community

  7. Stereotypes are dangerous • Used to explain inequality and poverty • Cultural explanation: people in different social groups have different values, beliefs, and norms • These values and norms are not compatible with success in society • Passed from parents to children

  8. Structural explanation • Limited assess to opportunities • Society is structured in a way that some people do not have opportunities to succeed

  9. Prejudice vs Discrimination • Prejudice is a negative attitude toward a person who belongs to a different social group • Prejudice involves attitudes, feelings, beliefs • Discrimination involves actions (verbal rejection, avoidance, active discrimination, physical attack, extermination) • Discrimination: individual and institutional

  10. People Quick Facts

  11. The Wage Gap, by Gender and Race (median annual earnings as percentage of white men's median earnings)

  12. Educational Achievement (Mean SAT Scores, By Race and Ethnicity, 2002)

  13. Percentage of 25- to 29-Year-Olds Who Completed High School, By Race/Ethnicity, March 2002

  14. Qualified for Admission at a 4-Year Institution, By Race/Ethnicity: 1992-1994                 NELS 1992 aptitude test, SAT and ACT scores, and curricular rigor)

  15. Selected Family Characteristics

  16. Selected Family Characteristics of 15- to 18-year-olds, By Race/Ethnicity, 1997

  17. Technology Access & Use Percent of U.S. Households with a Computer By Race/Origin

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