Chapter 10 Flashcards
(24 cards)
Race
Socially constructed category comprised of people who share biologically transmitter traits that members of a society consider important
Ethnicity
A shared cultural heritage
Minority
Category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged
Stereotype
Unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group
Racism
An ideology, belief that one racial category is innately superior to inferior to another
Color-blind racism
Use of principle of race neutrality to define racially unequal status quo
Racial formation
Sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed
Creation of reservation system for native americans
“One-drop rule”
Manning Nash
Functions of racially prejudiced beliefs
Moral justification for unequal society, discourages subordinate group from questioning status, encourages support for status quo
Societal change = greater poverty
Arnold Rose
Dysfunctions, failing to utilize resources, financial burden put on dominant group to alleviate aggravated problems, defending barriers is time consuming, undercuts goodwill
Exploitation theory
Unequal treatment of subordinate groups is an integral part of capitalism
Contact hypothesis
Racial prejudice and discrimination can be reduced through cooperative contact between races
White privilege
Invisible advantage
Peggy McIntosh and Robert Jensen
Prejudice
Rigid and irrational generalization about an entire category people
Cognitive level of prejudice
Beliefs and perceptions
Emotional level of prejudice
Feelings a group aroused in the individual
Action-oriented
Predisposition to engage in discriminatory behavior
Psychological Prejudice and Discrimination
Are the results of individuals who have authoritarian personalities
Sociological P&D
People will act in a way to maximize rewards to themselves and minimize costs
Enculturation
People are socialized to believe and behave and can be taught to participate or resist
Institutional discrimination
Bias inherent in the operation of society’s institutions
Reproduction of prejudice and discrimination
Family, education, media, peer groups
Amalgamation
Happens when majority group and minority groups combine to form a new group
Assimilation
Process through which person forsakes his or her cultural tradition to become part of a different culture
Pluralism
Based on mutual respect among various groups in a society for one another’s cultures
