Midterm 1 terms

Question 1

Essentialism

Answer 1

racism is natural and connected with phenotypical features

Question 2

Constructivism

Answer 2

Racism is based on racial perceptions of individuals by others, which is a keystone in any system of racial stratification

Question 3

Racialization/Ethnicization

Answer 3

The act of giving a racial character to someone or something: The process of categorizing, marginalizing, or regarding according to race. It is the process of ascribing ethnic or racial identities to a relationship, social practice, or group that may not identify itself as such

Question 4

Historical institutionalism

Answer 4

a new institutionalist social science approach that emphasizes how timing, sequences, and path dependence affect institutions and shape social, political, economic behavior and change

Question 5

Path dependency

Answer 5

a phenomenon whereby history matters; what has occurred in the past persists because of resistance to change. The resistance to change could be based on the financial implications or because policymakers are making cautious or uninformed decisions

Question 6

Legacies

Answer 6

“a durable casual relationship btw past institutions and policies on subsequent practices or beliefs, long before the life of regimes, institutions, and policies that gave birth to them” Not just things that remain the same, but things that enable certain beliefs/ practices to endure. associated with particular belief that that became imbedded in a historical experience that no longer exists.

Question 7

Primary Sources

Answer 7

A first-hand account of an event or time period and are considered to be authoritative

Question 8

Secondary Sources

Answer 8

involve analysis, synthesis, interpretation, or evaluation of primary sources. Often attempt to describe or explain primary sources