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Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity
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““Scientific” racial types are Scientific” racial types are misleadingmisleading
No society contains biologically No society contains biologically “pure” people“pure” people
All racial categories are genetically All racial categories are genetically very much alikevery much alike
Skin color of Caucasian people Skin color of Caucasian people ranges from very light to very darkranges from very light to very dark
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Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity
Race = biologically transmitted Race = biologically transmitted traitstraits
Ethnicity = cultureEthnicity = culture
–Can be changed (E.g. Russian to Can be changed (E.g. Russian to American)American)
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Geographical theory of raceGeographical theory of race
Physical differences - e.g. skin Physical differences - e.g. skin color relates to temperature and color relates to temperature and other geographical conditionsother geographical conditions
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Characteristics of minoritiesCharacteristics of minorities
Distinctive physical or cultural Distinctive physical or cultural traitstraits
Socially disadvantagedSocially disadvantaged
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Prejudice vs discriminationPrejudice vs discrimination
Prejudice = attitudesPrejudice = attitudes Discrimination = behaviorDiscrimination = behavior Institutional discriminationInstitutional discrimination
–Bias built into the operation of Bias built into the operation of today’s institutionstoday’s institutions
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StereotypesStereotypes
Exaggerated descriptions applied Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some categoryto everyone in some category
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Theories of prejudiceTheories of prejudice
Scapegoat theoryScapegoat theory Cultural theoryCultural theory
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Scapegoat theoryScapegoat theory
Links prejudice to frustration and Links prejudice to frustration and disadvantaged statusdisadvantaged status
Unfairly blame others for their Unfairly blame others for their troublestroubles
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Cultural theory of prejudiceCultural theory of prejudice
Emory Borgardus (research on Emory Borgardus (research on social distance)social distance)
Prejudice expressed by people well Prejudice expressed by people well adjusted to a “culture of adjusted to a “culture of prejudice”.prejudice”.
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Majority & minority: Patterns of Majority & minority: Patterns of interactioninteraction
Pluralism - Social parityPluralism - Social parity AssimilationAssimilation
–Adoption of the EnglishAdoption of the English Segregation - separationSegregation - separation GenocideGenocide
–Annihilation of one categoryAnnihilation of one category
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Today’s immigrantsToday’s immigrants
AsiaAsia Latin AmericaLatin America
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XenophobiaXenophobia
Fear of what is strangeFear of what is strange
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