8.2 Flashcards
this term refers to genetically transmitted characteristics popularly associated with different human groups
race
race
genetically transmitted characteristics popularly associated with different human groups
culturally acquired characteristics that are popularly associated with different human groups
ethnicity
define ethnicity:
culturally acquired characteristics that are popularly associated with different human groups
what are the major distinctions between race and ethnicity?
ethnicity is more flexible, race is more biological
prejudice:
predetermined judgements based on group membership in a negative attitude associated with a certain group
discrimination:
acting on prejudice
racism:
the domination and exploitation of a racial group by another when the dominated group is seen as different/inferior
indirect form of discrimination in which unjustifiable prerequisites exclude a disproportionate number of minority group members
institutional discrimination
how did Marx see race consciousness?
false consciousness if you have people focused on race + fighting over racial differences, they become diverted and don’t really notice what the elite are doing
what was Weber’s argument regarding race?
as society became more rational, there’d be a natural decline in the significance of race and ethnicity
what was Durkheim’s approach on racial and ethnic solidarity?
the togetherness that people feel as part of a racial/ethnic group would fade in significance as society modernized
what is the most prominent paradigm in operation today?
ethnicity
assimilation occurs when:
a group is absorbed into the mainstream
what are minority groups?
groups that are treated unequally by members of the dominant group in society
