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Census 2000
• Is person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?
• No• Mexican, Mexican American,
Chicano• Puerto Rican• Cuban• Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino
What is person’s race?• white• black/African American/Negro• American Indian/Alaska Native• Asian Indian• Japanese• Native Hawaiin• Chinese• Korean• Guamamian or Chamorro• Filipino• Vietnamese• Samoan• Other Asian• Other Pacific Islander• Some other race
Myth 1 - Idea That Any Race is Superior
All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots
Myth 2 - Idea that Any Race is Pure
Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly
Together
Race: Myth and Reality
Race Refers to Biological Characteristics
Ethnicity Refers to Cultural Characteristics
Common Ancestry
Cultural Heritage
Nations of Origin
Ethnic Groups
Minority Group - People Singled
Out for Unequal Treatment
Minority Group Not Necessarily
Numerical Minority
Minority and Dominant Groups
Dominant Group - Group with Most…
Power
Privileges
Highest Social Status
Dominant Group Does the Discriminating
Minority and Dominant Groups
Minority Group Occur Because of…
Expansion of Political Boundaries
Migration
Emergence of Minority Groups
Table 14-3The Social Standing of African Americans, 2001
Table 14-5The Social Standing of Hispanic Americans, 2000
Table 14-2The Social Standing of Native Americans, 2000
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