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Race & Ethnicity

Race & Ethnicity. “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. Race & Ethnicity. Race = biologically transmitted traits

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Race & Ethnicity

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  1. Race & Ethnicity

  2. “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

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

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

  5. Characteristics of minorities • Distinctive physical or cultural traits • Socially disadvantaged

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

  7. Stereotypes • Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category

  8. Theories of prejudice • Scapegoat theory • Cultural theory

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

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

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

  12. Today’s immigrants • Asia • Latin America

  13. Xenophobia • Fear of what is strange

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