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Chapter 9 powerpoint pt. 1 Flashcards

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What is the social construction of race?

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Aracial projectis simultaneously an interpretation, representation, or explanation ofracialdynamics, and an effort to reorganize and redistribute resources along particular raciallines.

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What is the difference between race, ethnicity, and nationality?

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Race is imposed (usually based on physical differences), hierarchical, exclusive, and unequal.
Ethnicity is voluntary, self-defined, nonhierarchical, fluid, cultural, and not so closely linked with power differences.
Nationality, is the status of belonging to a particular nation. Legal relationship between a person and a state. Nationality affords the state jurisdiction over the person and affords the person the protection of the state.

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How has the term white changed over time?

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  • In the US, race was somewhat inclusive category in the late eighteenth century (Slavic, Celtic, German)
  • More narrowly defined in the mid- to late nineteenth century ( Irish = inferior race to Whites)
  • Shifted back to a broader definition in the mid-twentieth century (black vs. white).
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______ _________theory is an analytical tool in sociology, which is used to look at race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance ofracial categories are determined by social, economic and political forces.

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Racial formation

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Racial formationtheory is an analytical tool in sociology, which is used to look at race as a _______ __________ identity, where the content and importance ofracial categories are determined by social, economic and political forces.

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socially constructed

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Racial formationtheory is an analytical tool in sociology, which is used to look at race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance ofracial categories are determined by _______, __________ and ________ forces.

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social
economic
political

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Racial Formationtheory is an _________ tool in ________, which is used to look at race as a socially constructed identity, where the content and importance ofracial categories are determined by social, economic and political forces.

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analytical

sociology

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What are the different types of scientific racism?

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  1. Social Darwinism
  2. Phrenology
  3. Eeugenics
  4. one-drop rule
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What is scientific racism?

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theories of race that characterize a period of intense investigation into the origins, explanations, and classifications of race.

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What is a mestizo?

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European and Native-American mixed people who make up a majority of Mexico

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Another nineteenth-century theory, was the notion that some groups or races evolved more than others and were better fit to survive and even rule other races.

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Social Darwinism

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Phrenology, from Greek, ______ = “mind” & logos = “____________”

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phrēn

knowledge

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Phrenology, from Greek, phrēn = “_____” & ______ = “knowledge”

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mind

logos

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Phrenology focuses on measurements of the _______ _____.

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human skull

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___________ focuses on measurements of the human skull.

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Phrenology

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A pseudoscience primarily focused on measurements of the human skull, based on the concept that the brain is the organ of the mind, and that certain brain areas have localized, specific functions or modules.

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phrenology

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Eugenics claimed that traits could be traced through bloodlines and bred into populations (for _________ traits) or out of them (for _________ traits).

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positive

negative

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_________ claimed that traits could be traced through bloodlines and bred into ___________ (for positive traits) or out of them (for negative traits).

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Eugenics

populations

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Eugenics became popular in the early ___th century.

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20th

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How did eugenics affect policy in the US?

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Influenced immigration policy in the early twentieth century as undesirable populations were kept out of the country so as not to pollute the “native” (i.e., white) population.

21
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What is the one-drop rule?

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was the belief that “one drop” of black blood makes a person black.

22
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What is Miscegenation ?

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the technical term for a interracial/multiracial marriage.

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Miscegenation was illegal throughout some states in the United States until _____, when the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in Loving vs. Virginia, that anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional.

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1967

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Miscegenation was illegal throughout some states in the United States until 1967, when the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in _______ vs. _______, that anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional.

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Loving

Virginia

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___________ was illegal throughout some states in the United States until 1967, when the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled, in Loving vs. Virginia, that anti-miscegenation laws are unconstitutional.

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Miscegenation

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Symbolic ethnicity is ethnicity that is ____________ in nature and without real ______ _____ for the individual.

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individualistic

social cost

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________ ________ is ethnicity that is individualistic in nature and without real social cost for the individual.

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Symbolic ethnicity

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True or False: Symbolic ethnicity is selectively used, identity must be assumed all the time.

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False; Symbolic ethnicity is selectively used, identity must not assumed all the time.

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__________ is the legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.

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Segregation

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Segregation is the _____ or ______ practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity.

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legal

social

31
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Segregation is the legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their _____ or ________.

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race

ethnicity

32
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Segregation was official policy in the United States, particularly in the South, until the _____s.

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1960s

33
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Despite segregation being illegal for over 40 years, there is still ample evidence of segregation in American society today, particularly in ________, ________, and ________.

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schools
housing
prisons

34
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What is the difference between institutional racism and structural racism?

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Institutional Racism refers to social and political institutions and social dynamics that may seem race-neutral but actually disadvantage minority groups and limit access to resources.

Structural Racism involves institutions AND cultural representations.

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Institutional racism is not racism by __________ or _______ ______ groups.

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individuals

informal social

36
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Institutional racism is racism through _________.

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institutions

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Institutional racism is reflected in disparities regarding_______ _______, employment, housing, health care, political power, and education.

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criminal justice

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Institutional racism is reflected in disparities regardingcriminal justice, employment, housing, ______ _____, political power, and education.

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health care

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Institutional racism is reflected in disparities regardingcriminal justice, ___________, housing, health care, political power, and _________.

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employment

education

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Institutional racism is reflected in disparities regardingcriminal justice, employment, _______, health care, _______ _______, and education.

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housing

political power

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True or False: institutional racism is Implicit, unnoticed, and often overlooked.

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True

42
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Structural racism is _______ and _______ that have allowed privileges associated with “whiteness” and disadvantages associated with “color” to endure and adapt over time.

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history

culture

43
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_________ racism is history and culture that have allowed privileges associated with “whiteness” and disadvantages associated with “color” to endure and adapt over time.

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Structural

44
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Structural racism has been a feature of the ______, ________, and _______ systems in which we all exist.

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social
economic
political

45
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Structural racism is seen in all same areas as institutional racism, but also in ______ ________ and _______ representations about race.

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public discourse

media

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