chapter 3: ethnic and racial stratification Flashcards
what is social stratification?
is a system by which a society ranks categories of people in a hierarchy.
others definition of stratification?
it is a trait of society
it persists over generations
it is universal, but not variable
it involves not just inequality, but beliefs
how do we view one another?
may reduce or worsen strains of conflict between groups.
what are stratification systems?
can be open or closed.
what is social mobility?
ability to shift social status.
horizontal
movement within same range of prestige.
vertical
movement from one position to another of a different rank.
intragenerational
social position changes within persons adult life.
downward mobility
phillippine degrees discounted in the u.s.
cultural differentation
when similarities between the arriving minority group and the indigenous group exist, relationship tends to be good.
ethnocentrism
to center ones culture as the standard.
individual racism
a persons beliefs and practices are based on biases, stereotypes, and prejudices against another’s race.
structual differentiation
provides a basis for understanding how structual conditions affect undegroup relations.
power differential theory
intergroup relations depends on the relative power of the imigrant and indigenous group.
those that came vs. those that are here.
internal colonial theory
looks at how we produce our own forms of racial domination within a society
