theories of race Flashcards
primordial approaches conceptualize race/ethnicity as being
discrete, ascriptive characteritics given at birth
Pierre van de Berghe argued that ethnic groups tend to…
and individuals resort to…
ban together to ensure the long-term survival of their group
inclusive fitness
basic mechanism of ethnic solidarity is
nepotism
why might a primordial perspective be bad
doesn’t explain how an ethnic group coexist in peace
classical assimilation theories were founded at the
Chicago school
the polish peasants was about the study of polish peasants to
chicago
what are the 4 parts of the race relation cycle (CCCF)
contact, competition, conflict, fusion/assimilation
Portes and Zhou’s segmented assimilation has 3 diff types:
upward, downward, selective
upward assimilation
follow the traditional path of assimilation
by gradually integrating into the middle class
adopting the dominant culture’s
values
downward assimilation
where they become integrated into the lower, marginalized segments of
society. This can occur due to racial discrimination, lack of educational or economic opportunities,
selective assimilation
immigrants maintain aspects of their cultural identity while
selectively integrating into mainstream society.
neo-classical assimilation is more or less optimistic than segmented assimilation
more
revisiting classical assimilation, declining importance of ethical boundaries, and culture are the 3 aspects of
neo-classical assimilation
the Philidelphia negro, a social study was written by
W.E.B du bois
conflict theory and political economy is about allocating
power and resources, discovering how race has been used as a tool of oppression
Characteristics of the political economy perspective
rooted in the conflict theories of Marx and Weber,
focuses on the study of differential allocation of economic, political, and ideological power among individuals and groups in society
It examines social relations based on the ownership and control of private
property
what is intersectional analysis perspective
recognizes the
multifaceted nature of social inequality
and seeks to understand and explain the
dynamic interactions of class, gender,
and ethnic/“racial
true/false intersectional analysis perspective advocates for the need to take
into account all possible dimensions
when examining social inequality
true
“double discrimination” is an example of
intersectional analysis
Patricia Hill Collins (2000) argues that the __ __ __ means that at the individual,
collective and cultural levels of a society,
systems of oppression are interlocking
such that patterns of privilege and
disadvantage can operate in complex
ways
matrix of
domination
critical race theory focuses on
racialized inequalities in the distribution of social goods such as work, education and training, housing, health, daycare and other social services, the legal system, and policing
critical race theory began to show
where the law was falling short
true/false Canadian system is based on the “color-blindness” of the law principle
true
whats the core of the CRT research methodology
personal stories and experiences of minoritized people
CRT usually calls for
action
Colonialism def.
where one country exerts control over another
In the middle of the __ century, various regions of the colonized world gained national independence from imperialist European countries (e.g., Algeria, Angola
20th
postcolonialism is defined as the
impacts and legacies of colonialism after countries gain independence
(post col.) Frantz Fanon argued that
colonization was a violent process
with very traumatic effects on the
colonized
(post col.) Edward Said
Orientalism is a
discourse and a powerful political
tool in the hands of the West used
to misrepresent non-Western
cultures
what has been naturalized as the “unmarked” race
whiteness
BAME stands for
black, asian, mixed, ethnic/other
