soc exam 4 Flashcards
race
physical attributes of a person that causes them to be singled out
ethnicity
where you are from
ethnic group
collection of people distinguished, by others or by themselves primarily on the basis of cultural or national characteristics
ethnic enclave
people interacting with others in their ethnic group and feel a sense of identity
examples of an ethnic enclave
China town, little Italy USA
minority group
group of people that have a lack of power within a society
majority group
group of people who hold high percentage of population
racism
using physical attributes as a basis of treating a group to be inferior or superior
brown v board of education
no separate but equal in schools
frustration-aggression hypothesis/ scapegoat theory
people who are frustrated in their efforts to achieve a highly desired goal will respond with patterns of aggression toward others
scapegoat
group of people who are unfairly blamed for problems of others
authoritarian personality
Some individuals, because of the way they are raised, developed a personality that is excessive adherence to authority
individual discrimination
one on one acts of discrimination
small group discrimination
small-group of people in power, discriminate against people who do not have power
assimilaiton
process by which members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become absorbed into the dominant culture
ethnic pluralism
coexistence of a variety of distinct racial and ethnic groups within one society
caste perspective
racial and ethnic inequality as a permanent feature of U.S. society
class perspective
emphasize the role of capitalist class in racial exploitaiton
list the conflict perspectives on race and ethnic relations
caste perspective
class perspective
affirmative action
positive efforts to recruit individuals from previously discriminated groups
feminism
the belief that men and women should have equal rights and be treated equally
what was the first wave of feminism
women liberation movement- getting voting rights for women
what is the second wave of the feminism movement
women have the right to have the same careers as men
sex
biological differences between males and females
