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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

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Intersectionality explains prejudice & discrimination

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Symbolic interactionalism in race

where we r learn things

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prejudice is learned from culture

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Multiracial feminist theory in race

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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

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Colonialism shapes political, social, economical factors

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5 categories of minority relations

G.A.M.P.S

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  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

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Forced assimilation

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dominate group refuses to allow minority group practice their own culture

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Permissible assimilation

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allows minority group to adopt majoritys culture in a unique way

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32
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Immigration in Canada

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spiked
Immigration settles in populous provinces and urban centers
-i.e. Toronto

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Dominant changes to immigration policy: 1962

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○ 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

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○ 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

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○ 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

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10). India
9). China
8). Philippines
7). Nigeria (black)

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37
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Second generation immigrations struggles

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  • They are better educated but struggling more for getting jobs
    ○ Asian and Chinese are EXCEPTIONS
  • Heightened competitiveness
    ○ Socioeconomic background and networks
38
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f-scale in race

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Determined a person’s likelihood of holding prejudicial attitudes

f= facist

39
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social distance

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The distance between racial groups and others

by Bogardus’s

40
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Culture of prejudice

A

A system that promotes
prejudice, discrimination, and
oppression

41
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Contemporary Functionalist ideas in race

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-discrimination does not make sense economically
-will effect businesses negatively

42
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Selective perceptions in race

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Limits our ability to see good things in a race group
-reinforces our preconceived ideas

43
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Contact hypothesis

In race chapter

A

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
44
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Nuclear family

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adult male, adult female, and offspring’s

45
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Extended family

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multiple generations living together

46
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Family of orientation

A

The family you are born into

47
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Family of procreation

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The family one you create by having/adopting children

48
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Census family

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Married,common-law couple, & lone parent with child

same or opposite sex

49
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Economic family

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2+ ppl who live together and are related

  • Via blood, marriage, common-law or adoption.
50
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Monolithic bias

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Monolithic bias = one type of family that is considered normal

by: Eichler

Important aspects of family…
○ Socialization, emotional relationships, residents, economics, sexuality, reproduction

51
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Post structural theory in family’s

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Dismantling current ideas about families

○ I.E.The concepts of a ‘good’ mother

○ Examining relations of power

52
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Queer theory in family’s

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Questions hetronomativity

Questions all families are formed via heterosexual unions

53
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what was Civil Marriage Act, Bill C-38

A

legalized same-sex unions

54
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4 Functions of marriage

A
  1. Increasing family labor force
  2. Meeting needs of family’s
  3. Co-operative
  4. Property in politics

P.L.N.C

55
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what do Arranged marriages accomplish?

2 reasons

A

1.Protects Family resource
○ Protects economic well-being of the couple

2.Safeguards social status, wealth etc

56
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Triangular theory of love

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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

57
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1968 divorce act

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Divorce was only granted if these happen: adultery, imprisonment, or living separately for 3+ years

58
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1985 no fault divorce

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○ Rates of divorce rose greatly
○ Reduced waiting time period

59
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1997 amendments to the divorce act

A

Child support calculated based on the income of non-custodial parent

60
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Functionalism in family’s

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Family is a social institution

61
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Functionalism by Bronislaw Malinowski

FYI

A

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

62
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melting pot

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minority blend their cultural identity into the dominant American culture

63
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Separatism

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minority groups believe that the dominant group will never allow them to assimilate

64
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segregation vs separatism:

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segregation: imposed by the majority to separate it from minority groups

separatism: pursued by minority groups to preserving their cultural identity
- I.e. Qubec

65
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Functionalism theorist: George P Murdock

in Family

A

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

66
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Functionalism: Talcott Parsons
in family

fyi

A

Industrialization createds function in family

○ Expressive role= emotional and child care

○ Instrumental role= paid labor outside the home

THE 2 ROLES

67
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Symbolic interactionalism in family

FYI

A

Our behaviors are shaped by our definitions of situations.

i.e. symbolic meanings vary from one family to the next

68
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Goffman 1959

FYI

A

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.

69
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Conflict theory in family

W.P.P

A

How wealth/production/power shapes the way we see the world.

.W.P.P power

70
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Feminist theory in family

A

Families are a site to subordinate women

71
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Frederick Ingles in family

FYI

A

Families shift from being producers to consumers

industrialization

72
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Families depend on two types of labor

A
  1. Income generating work
  2. Unpaid domestic labor
73
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Marilyn warning
the book ‘if women counted’

A

○ Domestic labor should be calculated and valued

○ estimated at 297 billion a year

74
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Intimate femicide

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  • The killing of women by their intimate male partners

○ 75% of the intimate femicides take place in the victim’s home

75
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the 2 sides of Credential Gap

in Education Chapter

A
  1. Underemployed
    - job that have more schooling then their require
  2. Underqualified
    - job that have less schooling than their employers
76
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what is massification

in education

A

Increase in post-secondary enrollment

77
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Functionalism in Education

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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

78
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Symbolic interactionalism in Education

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People act toward things based on the meanings they have for them

connects to self-fulfilling prophecy

79
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Conflict theory in Education

relates to Correspondence principle

A

Schooling create obedient workers.

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81
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Post structural theory Foucault in Education

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Knowledge can not be separated from power

discourse: Things that affect how we think

82
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Feminism theory in Education

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early fem: sexism in school textbooks and classroom

contemporary fem: Boys get more attention from teachers

83
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Anti-Racist approach in Education

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Be mindful on how you teach the curriculum

84
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McDonaldization of university’s

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○ 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

85
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Correspondence principle

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schools are structured to reflect workplaces

-relates to conflict theory in Education

-by Bowles and Gintis

ie. the alienation of workers from their jobs also occurs in schools with the curriculum

86
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self-fulfilling prophecy education

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students social class affects their teachers perception then affecting the students experience

i.e. labelled a trouble maker= you become one

87
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chilly climate in education

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women experiences a lack of warmth

sexism in educational institutions goes beyond overt and direct harassment or discrimination

88
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how anti-racism differs from multiculturalism.

A

multiculturalism: ignores inequality’s, promotes Canada as a diverse space
anti-racism: race is central to claim space, challenges white privilege

89
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Cultural capital in education

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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

90
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postsecondary institutions face 3 main challenges

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research funding, accountability, and academic integrity

91
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Amalgamation

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majority group + minority group combine to make a new group