ch 11

Question 1

race definition

Answer 1

socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a culture deems important

Question 2

how race matters in society

Answer 2

• only comes into play when society deems physical traits important
• serves as a way to stratify society

Question 3

ethnicity definition

Answer 3

a shared cultural heritage
- also socially constructed and only important bc society deems it so

Question 4

minority definition

Answer 4

any category of people physically or culturally distinguished that a society subordinates

Question 5

Emory Bogardus social distance scale

Answer 5

measuring prejudice by seeing how closely people would associate with another of a different race (ie acquaintance vs close friend)

Question 6

racism as a modern concept

Answer 6

long ago people viewed anyone not from their own country as inferior, discriminating based on skin tone is a recent-ish concept

Question 7

theories of prejudice: scapegoat theory

Answer 7

people need someone else to blame for their own problems, so they will blame minorities

Question 8

theories of prejudice: authoritarian personality theory

Answer 8

extreme prejudice is a personality trait brought out by cold, demanding parents and lack of schooling

Question 9

theories of prejudice: culture theory

Answer 9

everyone is slightly prejudiced

Question 10

theories of prejudice: conflict theory

Answer 10

prejudice is a tool for oppressors to justify their behaviour

Question 11

institutional prejudice and discrimination

Answer 11

bias built into the operation of society’s institutions

Question 12

pluralism definition

Answer 12

state where distinct racial categories have equal social standing

Question 13

assimilation

Answer 13

process of minorities gradually adopting the dominant culture

Question 14

segregation

Answer 14

physical and social separation of different races

Question 15

genocide

Answer 15

systematic killing of one category of people by another

Question 16

race and ethnicity in canada

Answer 16

• much genocide and forced assimilation occurred in the 1700s - 1800s against the Indigenous population
• today Indigenous people are more likely to be uneducated, have low income, and die sooner
• French Canada vs the rest of Canada