soc final ch 10 Flashcards
What does racial group mean?
. what are some examples?
people who share physical characteristics
- skin, facial features
What does ethnic group mean
- list some examples
- people who share a common national origin or cultural heritage
- language, food, tradition
what does racial-ethnic group mean?
- combo of physical traits and origin/heritage
Where do immigrants primaily come from?
-asia & latin America
What does dominant group mean?
- do they have to be the largest?
- a phyiscally or culturally group that has the most political and economic power
- no
what does minority mean?
- list some examples?
- people who are treated unequally bc of their physical or cultural traits
- blacks, asains, spanish, indian, middle eastern
what does genocide mean?
- an effort to kill all members of a perticular race, ethnic, politcal or ethnic group
what does segregation mean?
- what does de facto mean compared to de jure?
- physical and social seperation of dominant and minority groups
- de jure=legal,,,, de facto= informal
What does acculturation mean?
- what are some examples?
- process of adapting the language, beliefs, values and characteristcis of the host culture
- celebrating a holiday, learning english
what does assimilation mean?
- conforming/complying to the dominant group culture and intermarrying with that group
what does pluralism mean?
- list 2 examples
-minority groups maintain many aspects of their orignal culture while living peacfully in the host culture
- little italy, greek town
what is racism
- belief that ones own group in superior to other groups
what is prejudice?
- an attitude that prejudges people, in a negative way
what is stereotype?
- an exaggerated generalization about a group of people
what is scapegoats?
- list an example
- individuals who blame their self
- they didnt hire me bc of my skin color
what is discrimmination?
- list some examples
- a behavior/act that treats people unequally based on characteristics
- race, age, religion
what is individual discrimmination
- list an example
- unequal treatment on 1-1 basis
- dominant and miniority group
what is institutional discrimmination aka systemic discrimmination aka structural discrimmination?
- unequal treatment towards minority groups bc of soceity everyday laws, practices and customs
latinos are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- largest minority
africans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- changing minorty
Middle eastern are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- emerging minority
Native Americans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- growing nation
Asian americans labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?
- model minority
what does gendered racism mean?
the cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism
what is contact hypothesis
- prejudice decreased because of exposure to minority groups
what is miscgenation
- marriage or relationship between man and woman of different races
which sociological perspective views racial and ethnic inequalities as contributing postively to society, immigration fills in gaps
functionalism
which sociological perspective views acculturation and assimilation increase social solidarity?
functionalism
for ____, capitalism creates and sustains racial-ethnic inequality
conflict theory
which sociological perspectives ignore racial-ethnic inequalties
functionalism
which critical evaluation is this perspective for?
- discrimination is not always as purposeful
- racism existed prior to captialism
- conflict theory
glass ceiling for minority women
- feminism
labeling, selective perception and contact hypothesis is supported by what perspective
- symbolic
