Ch 8 Race Inequality Flashcards
True or false, race is biologically meaningless
True
What is race?
inherited physical characteristics that distinguish it from another group
What is ethnicity?
cultural characteristics and cultural heritage that distinguish groups
What is ethnic belonging based on?
Nation of origin
Family names
Are minorities numerical minorities?
Not always.
What does WASP stand for?
White anglosaxan prodistant
According to Wagley and Harris, what are the five characteristics that minorities share?
Ascribed status, given at birth Traits that distinguish Members are treated unequally Marry within own group Strong sense of community
How does one become a minority?
expansion of political boundaries (being incorporated into a new group) and migration.
What is prejudice?
a negative attitude Prejudgment Negative Irrational, not based on evidence Doesn't depend on Negative experiences
What is is discrimination and what are the two types?
action)
Denies or grants advantages to a particular group
Unfair treatment directed towards someone
Illegal
Individual and systemic
What is systemic discrimination? Give an example as well
broad patterns of discrimination and may be part of social policy. Eg. Residential school
What are stereotypes?
Over generalizations about a group of category of people
What is the psychological perspective of predjudice?
Transference of internal issues and frustrations to another person or group “scapegoat theory” by John dollar
What did Theodor Adorno believe about prejudiced people and when/how do they develop this type of thinking?
Highly predjudiced people tend to have a high authoritarian personality.
They all have these in common • Highly conformist • Rigid thinking • Highly insecure • Submissive to authority
They develop early in childhood when you have dominant parents that don’t provide emotional support
What is the functionalist perspective of prejudice?
Prejudice is functional, but can be dysfunctional
Shaped by social environment used to generate pos or negative feelings
Prejudice is benefiting someone, if it is dysfunctional, it effects all society
What is the conflict perspective of prejudice?
Use discrimination to prevent workers from uniting, and to protect power
Unemployment is used to have a reserve of workers
Use internal colonialism
What is internal colonialism?
minorities economically, politically, and socially controlled and exploited (aboriginals)
What is the symbolic interactionist perspective of prejudice?
We are taught prejudice, Labels colour the way we see the world and allow for selective perception– the ability to see certain things and be blind to others
Explain the self-fulfilling prophecy of prejudice (symbolic interactionist)
stereotypes we learn some,times actually produce the behaviour they depict
Identify the 6 parts of the interaction continuum
Genocide, population transfer, internal colonialism, segregation, assimilation, and multiculturalism
What is genocide?
Getting rid of the minority
What is population transfer?
The dominant group expels the minority
What is segregation?
Minimizing contact with the minority
What are the four groups of the Canadian population?
British, French, aboriginals, and other immigrants
What percentage of the Canadian population do aboriginals make up?
4%
What is the only Provence without a native reserve?
Newfoundland
What percentage of our population is made up of francophones?
23%
According to John porter, what are the two charter groups?
French and British
When was the quiet revolution, and what did it mean for Quebec?
1960s, intense change, rise of Quebec nationalism, secularization of social institutions
True or false, Until 1946 all Canadians were considered British subjects residing in Canada
True
What percentage do other immigrants make up Canada’s population?
20.6
What year was the immigration act changed?
1962
Price to reasons why we need immigrants
To continue economic prosperity, and we have an increasing aging population
At what rate should we be replacing the aging in Canada, and what are we at now?
2.1, we are at 1.5
How do race and ethnicity differ?
Race is physical characteristics, ethnicity are cultural characteristics
Are prejudice and discrimination the same thing?
Prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is an act some people who are prejudiced do not discriminate
What is institutional discrimination?
Discrimination woven into society so much that it becomes routine
What is the postmodernism theory of race inequality?
Only those who directly experience racism and discrimination can understand what it means to be black or whatever
What is the post colonialism theory or race inequality?
It refers to countries that are no longer colonial, and it speaks for how their language and culture has being affected by colonialism.
What is the critical race theory of race inequality?
Peoples stories are considered empirical evidence
Who defined a minority group as “people who are singled out for unequal treatment, and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination”?
Wirth
Who created the 5 characteristics that all ,inori yes share worldwide?
Charles wagley and Marvin Harris
What is Eugene Hartley known for?
The study of ethnic groups, making up 3 and asking people what they thought of them
What does compartmentalize mean?
To separate acts from feelings that would threaten their self concept and would make it difficult to participate in genocide
What is a dual labour market?
Workers divided along racial, ethnic, and gender lines, typically one type of ethnicity gets the job and others are kept on reserve
What are the 4 things one must have/be to be considered a native with the Indian act (1896)
1) admitted to general registry of Ottawa
2) be affiliated with one of the 622 bands
3) be allowed to live on a reserve
4) come under the Indian act
Why don’t all Indians want to be a part of the Indian act?
Some land claims are not recognized by the provincial gov’t
