Chapter 11 Flashcards
racial group
a group set apart from others because of obvious physical differences
when do physical (racial) destinations become important
when people attach cultural meanings to them
ethnic group
a group set apart from others primarily because of its national origin
cultural patterns must be
noticeable, and must bind the group together and separate them from others
social construction of race
process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics but also on historical, cultural and economic factors
hypodescent
children whose parents are from different groups are automatically put into the minority group
minority group
a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives then members of a dominate group
minority group issue of concern
economic and political powerlessness
5 basic properties of minority group
- experience unequal treatment
- distinguishing characteristics
- involuntary membership
- strong sense of group solidarity
- in-group marriage
racism
believing that one race is supreme and others are inforion
what does racism cause minority group members to experience
prejudice, discrimination, and exploitation
ethnocentrism
assume our own culture and its way of life represents the norm and are superior to others
stereotypes
unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group
self-fulfilling prophecy
describes a person or group as having particular characteristics and then they begin to display those traits
prejudices
attitude that pre-judges a person based on real or imagined characteristics (stereotypes) of a group of which that person is a member
