Test #2 Flashcards
(63 cards)
what is Race?
BIOLOGY (eg. skin colour) but is hard to determine race just on genetic differences
What is ethnicity?
social or cultural aspects
What is prejudice?
an ATTITUDE that judges a person according to his or her group’s real or imagined characteristics. Preconceived ideas
What is Discrimination?
unfair TREATMENT of people because of their group membership. These are ACTIONS
What is race (in a ethnic group)?
one or more physical markers to distinguish people which impacts those people’s lives. the use of cultural preferances as well–> the use of chopsticks or a fork
What is a scapegoat?
a DISADVANTAGED person or category of people that others blame for their own problems.
What is the circle of racism?
- Physical markers create inequality and class
- diff. social conditions create behavioural differences
- Perceptions of behaviour different can create racial stereotypes.–> this reinforces the first point.
Perceptions of racial _______ are socially _________ and often arbitrary
differences
constructed
What is an ethnic group?
comprised of people whose perceived cultural markers are deemed socially significant. (basically stereotypes of what makes a black person black for example)
What are some ways that ethnic groups differ from one another?
language, religion, customs, values, ancestors etc
True or false: Ethnicity and culture is learned.
true
What is the vertical mosaic?
A pyramid type organization of people with British people/ white people at the top (being the best) with the coloured people at the bottom (being the worst or a lower class)
Which time period in Canada was named “The vertical mosaic”?
mid-twentieth century Canada an ethically and racially stratifies “vertical mosaic”.–> immigrants who arrived later enjoyed less power and privileged but by 1970s many minority members were economically successful
What does the Canadian multicultural policy focus on now?
focuses less on cultural pluralism than on incorporating immigrants into the larger society. it emphasizes TOLERANCE of ethnic and racial differences
Racial and ______ inequality is more deeply rooted in ______ structure than in biology and culture
ethnic, social
The biological and cultural aspects of race and ethnicity are secondary to their sociological character when it comes to explaining inequality.
What factors continually reshape a person’s racial and ethnic identity?
Social contexts, and in particular the nature of the relations with members of other racial and ethnic groups.
What do symbolic interactionists see racial and ethnic labels as?
the development of racial and ethnic labels, as well as ethnic and racial identities, is typically a process of NEGOTIATION
Can people choose their race and ethnicity based on the social construction?
nope, but there are many variations in degree over time and from one society to the next to which people can exercise this freedom of choice. This also varies on the actual category of people
What is symbolic ethnicity?
nostalgic allegiance to the culture of the immigrant generation, or that of the old country, that is not usually incorporated in everyday behaviour.
Which group do people have the most freedom of choice when it comes to ethnic and racial choices?
White European Canadian
what is racism?
is the belief that visible characteristics of a group such as skin colour indicated group inferiority and justifies discrimination
What is institutional racism?
occurs where organizational policies and practices systematically discriminate against people of colour. WHITE PRIVILEGE
What is internal colonialism?
involves one race or ethnic group subjugating another in the same country.
What does internal colonialism prevent?
prevents assimilation by segregating the colonized in term of jobs, housing and social contacts.