Term test 3 Flashcards

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What is a minority?

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Ppl who are socially disadvantaged

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what are the 2 components of MEMERSHIP in minority group?

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  1. The groups lack social power
    ○ Not the size of group but rather lack of political power and control of their lives
  2. Distinct from the majority
    -i.e. physical characteristics
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what is the majority?

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people who are socially advantaged.

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the 5 thing Minorities in the New World looked at

what is a minority

by Wagely

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  1. unequal treatment
  2. Physical/cultural characteristics different from dominate group
    ○ NOT ALWAYS
  3. Not voluntary, ppl are born minority
  4. sense of group solidarity/ cohesion
  5. Marry within their own group
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Racialization

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giving racial character to someone

AKA connecting characteristics to racial categories

A black person is judged by being African, even if they are a born-and-raised Canadian

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Internalized racism

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Internalized racial categories as their identity

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Ethnic group

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collection of ppl

○ These ppl identify with each other, sharing a common culture

○ art, language, music, tradition, beliefs

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Ethnicity

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cultural background

○ Ethnicity linked to migration

The longer immigrations lives in Canada = integrate into dominate society.

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Ecological fallacy

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How a group acts and we draw conclusions abt individuals

§ follows stereotypes

My Chinese friend is good at math

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Prejudice

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Negative assessment abt what a person/group is like b4 you meet them

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exception fallacy

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Howan individual acts, reflects how the group may act

i saw a black boy playing basketball well, all black ppl must play baskeyball

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Stereotype

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generalization abt the whole group

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Democratic racism

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A system that claims equality but creates oppression

○ Continues the position of privilege

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racism

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one race is better then another

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Discrimination

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someone is denied bc of their specific group

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3 types of Discrimination

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  1. Individual
  2. Direct institution
    ○ Institution employs policies that are discriminatory against a person
  3. Indirect
    ○ When a policy is in place and indirectly discriminates against a group
    i.e. the weight/height of being a police officer discriminates against women
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Psychological theories in race

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  1. scapegoat theory
  2. Authoritarian personality theory
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scapegoat theory in race

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Prejudice/discrimination come from a person frustration who blame others for their problems

-displaced frustrations.

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Authoritarian personality theory in race

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Prejudice is a personality trait for ppl who are linked to a conformist personality

-these ppl believe in cultural norms, traditions, values.

-may have been exposed to a parent that had strong opinions that they were exposed to

-by Theodor Adorno = Frankford institution

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Culture theory in race

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prejudice is apart of culture.

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Functionalist theory in race

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how prejudice benefits society

-Prejudice draws your own group closer together

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conflict theory in race

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Prejudice is the outcome of competition.

§ Dual labor market theory connects

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Dual labor market theory on race

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society has 2 types of labor markets
1. Primary market
® Ppl with full time, good benefits, moving up in work

  1. Secondary market
    ® Part time, seasonal, no benefits.
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Marxist exploitation theory in race

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How the elite benefit and promotes discrimination/ prejudice.

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Critical race theory in race
Intersectionality explains prejudice & discrimination
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Symbolic interactionalism in race | where we r learn things
prejudice is learned from culture
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Multiracial feminist theory in race
intersectionality , giving voices to WOC domination and oppression is not just based on one social factor, Its based on a system of inequality's
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Post colonial theory in race
Colonialism shapes political, social, economical factors
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5 categories of minority relations | G.A.M.P.S
1. Genocide ○ INTENTIONAL EXTERMINATION OF ALL 2. Population transfer ○ Force a minority to leave/ confined to a specific location 3. Segregation ○ physical/ social separation of dominant and minority groups 4. Assimilation ○ Minority's shed differences and assume the traits of the dominant group ○ a + b= b b is the dominated culture/group Forced assimilation 5. Multiculturalism ○ Minority group retain their cultures and larger society promotes cultural, ethnic, and racial division ○ The respect of other groups ○ A+B+C = A, B, C ○ Preservation of cultures | p
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Forced assimilation
dominate group refuses to allow minority group practice their own culture
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Permissible assimilation
allows minority group to adopt majoritys culture in a unique way
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Immigration in Canada
spiked Immigration settles in populous provinces and urban centers -i.e. Toronto
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Dominant changes to immigration policy: 1962
○ Ended privileging white immigrants § End to white Canada immigration rules This decision changed to select immigrants based on skills
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Dominant changes to immigration policy: 1967
○ Point system: based on skills & education ○ These points shiftef often to fit the needs of the Canadas work force
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Dominant changes to immigration policy: 1986
○ Even if immigrants don’t meetrequired job needs, they would be fine | i.e. doctoral PHD in economics may have many point but no jobs
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Top 4 biggest immigrant in Canada
10). India 9). China 8). Philippines 7). Nigeria (black)
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Second generation immigrations struggles
* They are better educated but struggling more for getting jobs ○ Asian and Chinese are EXCEPTIONS * Heightened competitiveness ○ Socioeconomic background and networks
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f-scale in race
Determined a person’s likelihood of holding prejudicial attitudes f= facist
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social distance
The distance between racial groups and others by Bogardus’s
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Culture of prejudice
A system that promotes prejudice, discrimination, and oppression
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Contemporary Functionalist ideas in race
-discrimination does not make sense economically -will effect businesses negatively
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Selective perceptions in race
Limits our ability to see good things in a race group -reinforces our preconceived ideas
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Contact hypothesis | In race chapter
Group contact can reduce prejudice - Contact between race groups lower discrimination, they must... 1.be of the same status 2.both supported these interactions 3. is constant
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Nuclear family
adult male, adult female, and offspring's
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Extended family
multiple generations living together
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Family of orientation
The family you are born into
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Family of procreation
The family one you create by having/adopting children
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Census family
Married,common-law couple, & lone parent with child | same or opposite sex
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Economic family
2+ ppl who live together and are related - Via blood, marriage, common-law or adoption.
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Monolithic bias
Monolithic bias = one type of family that is considered normal by: Eichler Important aspects of family... ○ Socialization, emotional relationships, residents, economics, sexuality, reproduction
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Post structural theory in family's
Dismantling current ideas about families ○ I.E.The concepts of a 'good' mother ○ Examining relations of power
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Queer theory in family's
Questions hetronomativity Questions all families are formed via heterosexual unions
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what was Civil Marriage Act, Bill C-38
legalized same-sex unions
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4 Functions of marriage
1. Increasing family labor force 2. Meeting needs of family's 3. Co-operative 4. Property in politics | P.L.N.C
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what do Arranged marriages accomplish? | 2 reasons
1.Protects Family resource ○ Protects economic well-being of the couple 2.Safeguards social status, wealth etc
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Triangular theory of love
3 components that are necessary for real love: intimacy, passion, commitment ○ Passion is the quickest to develop but fastest to fade away By Robert Strenberge | P.I.C
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1968 divorce act
Divorce was only granted if these happen: adultery, imprisonment, or living separately for 3+ years
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1985 no fault divorce
○ Rates of divorce rose greatly ○ Reduced waiting time period
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1997 amendments to the divorce act
Child support calculated based on the income of non-custodial parent
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Functionalism in family's
Family is a social institution
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Functionalism by Bronislaw Malinowski | FYI
Sexual promiscuity are irrelevant in family's. 3 key features: 1. Families had to have clear boundaries 2. Need a place where family members could be together 3. Tend to feel affection for family | promiscuity
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melting pot
minority blend their cultural identity into the dominant American culture
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Separatism
minority groups believe that the dominant group will never allow them to assimilate
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segregation vs separatism:
segregation: imposed by the majority to separate it from minority groups separatism: pursued by minority groups to preserving their cultural identity - I.e. Qubec
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Functionalism theorist: George P Murdock | in Family
Marriage is a economic union between man and woman ○ The five functions of a nuclear family 1. Sexual regulation 2. Economic Cooperation 3. Reproduction 4. Socialization 5. Emotional support
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Functionalism: Talcott Parsons in family | fyi
Industrialization createds function in family ○ Expressive role= emotional and child care ○ Instrumental role= paid labor outside the home | THE 2 ROLES
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Symbolic interactionalism in family | FYI
Our behaviors are shaped by our definitions of situations. | i.e. symbolic meanings vary from one family to the next
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Goffman 1959 | FYI
Role strain: the stress that results when someone does not have resources to play a role People are like actors that play a role in daily life.
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Conflict theory in family | W.P.P
How wealth/production/power shapes the way we see the world. | .W.P.P power
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Feminist theory in family
Families are a site to subordinate women
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Frederick Ingles in family | FYI
Families shift from being producers to consumers industrialization
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Families depend on two types of labor
1. Income generating work 2. Unpaid domestic labor
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Marilyn warning the book 'if women counted'
○ Domestic labor should be calculated and valued ○ estimated at 297 billion a year
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Intimate femicide
* The killing of women by their intimate male partners ○ 75% of the intimate femicides take place in the victim's home
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the 2 sides of Credential Gap | in Education Chapter
1. Underemployed - job that have more schooling then their require 2. Underqualified - job that have less schooling than their employers
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what is massification in education
Increase in post-secondary enrollment
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Functionalism in Education
Schools have 2 primary functions: Allocation & socialization ○ Allocation= Sorting individuals into positions for jobs ○ Socialization= Learning behaviors/ values in school for workforce | 2 primary functions for schools
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Symbolic interactionalism in Education
People act toward things based on the meanings they have for them connects to self-fulfilling prophecy
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Conflict theory in Education | relates to Correspondence principle
Schooling create obedient workers.
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Post structural theory Foucault in Education
Knowledge can not be separated from power discourse: Things that affect how we think
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Feminism theory in Education
early fem: sexism in school textbooks and classroom contemporary fem: Boys get more attention from teachers
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Anti-Racist approach in Education
Be mindful on how you teach the curriculum
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McDonaldization of university's
○ Increased efficiency 'turnaround", getting students in and out of school ○ The relation of student + teacher become routinized | i.e. student is coming as a customer and getting what they want
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Correspondence principle
schools are structured to reflect workplaces -relates to conflict theory in Education | -by Bowles and Gintis ## Footnote ie. the alienation of workers from their jobs also occurs in schools with the curriculum
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self-fulfilling prophecy education
students social class affects their teachers perception then affecting the students experience i.e. labelled a trouble maker= you become one
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chilly climate in education
women experiences a lack of warmth sexism in educational institutions goes beyond overt and direct harassment or discrimination
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how anti-racism differs from multiculturalism.
multiculturalism: ignores inequality's, promotes Canada as a diverse space anti-racism: race is central to claim space, challenges white privilege
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Cultural capital in education
having skills that reflect your social position - schools reproduce a kids class By: Bourdieu connect to cultural theory | i.e. feeling at ease in a expensive restaurants
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postsecondary institutions face 3 main challenges
research funding, accountability, and academic integrity
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Amalgamation
majority group + minority group combine to make a new group