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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Race and Ethnicity• Prejudice and Discrimination• Racial and Ethnic Interactions•Sociological Analysis of Ethnic and Racial Inequality
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Race – A group of people who have been identified as having real or alleged physical characteristics. It is the fact that these biological traits are endowed with social meaning that brings them into the realm of the social sciences.• Ethnicity – refers to people who share common cultural characteristics and ethnic identity; they share a sense of “oneness”, and a shared fate. • Marriage across racial and ethnic lines, while not uncommon, is not typical for sociological and demographic reasons; attitudes, beliefs, access.
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Minority – a group that has less power than the dominant group, has less esteem and prestige, and is often the target of discrimination. The two major characteristics are distinctive identity and subordination. The sociological meaning of minority does not refer to the numerical size of a group, nor to any specific ethnicity, race, or other real or imaged factors as these factors are relative to a specific society.
esteem – the honor that accrues to an individual filling a position
prestige – the honor associated with an occupation or other position in a social system
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Prejudice – an attitude which predisposes an individual to prejudge entire categories of people unfairly. This attitude is rigid, often emotionally loaded, and resistant to change; “re-fencing” and closed mindedness.• Discrimination is a behavior resulting in unfair, unequal, or harmful treatment based upon a prejudice.• One may confront discrimination by focusing on attitudes, behaviors, or both. It is usually most effective to begin with the discriminatory behaviors in order to provide some relief for those discriminated against. The official organs of the state must support these efforts to eliminate discriminatory behaviors or they will most likely continue; institutional discrimination.
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Stereotype – a rigid and often inaccurate image that summarizes a belief. Because stereotypes reflect beliefs rather than facts, they are often illogical and self-serving. (Discussion)
• Stereotypes persist in culture because: (functions for those using them)
a) stereotypes can work to elevate the status of the group which engages in it;
b) stereotyping reduces the need to think by creating “universals”, and not having to acknowledge individualistic characteristics; and,
c) Stereotyping can work as a social-psychological mechanism for reducing guilt in the minds of those who practice prejudice and discrimination
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Stereotype –particular stereotypes are often used for different groups, such as the concept of “laziness”. Laziness has been applied to Blacks, Hispanics, Polish, Irish, and Native-Americans. It has also been used to explain why someone is the member of a lower class or poor.
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
• Salience Principle – we categorize people on the basis of what appears initially prominent and obvious- that is, what is salient- about them. The choice of salient characteristics is culturally determined. Thus, race, ethnicity, gender, social class, and religion are among the most prominent features by which people are categorized.
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity
Institutional Discrimination – discriminatory practices often become an integral part of the social practices and institutions of a society. The more complex and bureaucratic the organization, the less people pay attention to the discriminatory practices embedded in the rules and procedures, largely because it is not an individual’s responsibility, but a corporate or organizational responsibility; “I am just doing my job”, “I am just following orders” ; or, “I just enforce the laws, I do not create them”.
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“Not economically viable”
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In the Year 2050In the Year 2050DEMOGRAPHICS of the United States
2000 *WHITE 80% OF POPULATION– HISPANIC 12.5%– BLACK 12.3%– ASIAN 3.9%
2050WHITE 53% OF POPULATION– HISPANIC 21%– BLACK 16%– ASIAN 10%
* Percentages taken from previous slide
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30000 38000 42000 46000 50000 54000 58000
Native Americans
African Americans
Asian Americans
Hispanic Americans
Entire U.S(11.3% live in poverty)
Median Family Income
Social StandingsBased on Median Income
U.S. Bureau of the Census, 2001
(27.1% live in poverty)
(22.1% live in poverty)
(10.8% live in poverty)
(21.2% live in poverty)
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• COGNITIVE LEVEL– THE IDEA OR THOUGHT
• JEWISH PEOPLE ARE GREEDY
• EMOTIONAL LEVEL – ATTACHING FEELINGS TO IDEA
• LEARNING TO FEEL ANGER TOWARDS WHITES
• ACTION-ORIENTATION LEVEL– PREDISPOSITION TO ACT (discrimination)
• MORE LIKELY TO VERBALLY OR PHYSICALLY ATTACK A TARGETTED GROUP
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• THE BELIEF THAT ONE RACIAL CATEGORY IS INNATELY SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR TO ANOTHER– INDIVIDUAL RACISM– INSTITUTIONALIZED RACISM
• RECALL WHAT RACE IS AND SEE THE IRRATIONAL THOUGHT PROCESS– THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A “PURE RACE” THESE
DAYS; A CONTINUUM– RACE IS BIOLOGICAL, BUT WHAT PEOPLE MAKE OF IT IS
SOCIAL
A VERY POWERFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FORM OFPREJUDICE THAT REMAINS VERY MUCH ALIVE TODAY
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• SCAPEGOAT THEORY– BLAMING OTHERS FOR PERSONAL TROUBLES– TARGET SELECTION AND THEN AGGRESSION
• AUTHORITARIAN PERSONALITY– THE “ARCHIE BUNKER” THEORY
• CULTURE OF PREJUDICE– THE SOCIALIZATION EXPERIENCE– IT’S “NORMAL” FOR PEOPLE TO PREJUDGE
OTHERS
• CONFLICT THEORY– SELF-JUSTIFICATION FOR THE RICH AND
POWERFUL IN AMERICA– USE OF “RACE CARD” BY MINORITY GROUPS CAN
LEAD TO “WHITE BACKLASH” MOVEMENTS
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• VERBALIZATION– JOKES, COMMENTS, RACIAL SLURS
• EXCLUSION– KEEPING PEOPLE MARGINAL
• AVOIDANCE– NOT TRAVELING IN CERTAIN AREAS
• PHYSICAL ABUSE– PHYSICAL ATTACKS
• GENOCIDE– SYSTEMATIC KILLING OFF OF A GROUP
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• VERBALIZATION– JOKES, COMMENTS, RACIAL SLURS Marginalizing others by the use of
language and symbols. De-humanizing others by identifying
them as “things”. “Do the Right Thing” film excerpt
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• EXCLUSION and AVOIDANCE– Marginalizing persons and separating
them– Avoiding them in social situations
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• PHYSICAL ABUSE– PHYSICAL ATTACKS
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• GENOCIDE– SYSTEMATIC KILLING OFF OF A
GROUP FOR RACIAL, ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, AND ECONOMIC OBJECTIVES
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Europe, World War II 1943
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Wounded Knee South Dakota, United States 1890
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Rwanda, Africa 1994
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Darfur, the Sudan, North Africa 2006
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Cambodia, 1977
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Bosnia, 1996
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Genocide
• There are 8 stages of genocide, as identified by Genocide Watch. They are: Classification, Symbolization, Dehumanization, Organization, Polarization, Identification, Extermination, and Denial.
(Armenia)
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• PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION BEGIN AS ETHNOCENTRIC ATTITUDES
• AS A RESULT, GROUPS CAN BE PLACED IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED AND LABELED
• A GROUP’S SITUATION, OVER TIME, IS THUS EXPLAINED AS A RESULT OF INNATE INFERIORITY RATHER THAN LOOKING AT THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE FOR REASONS; THE CYCLE THEN REPEATS ITSELF
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RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS• NATIVE AMERICANS
– AN AMERICAN STORY OF GROUP GENOCIDE
• EURO AMERICANS – QUICKLY FORGOT WHY THEY HAD LEFT
THEIR OWN COUNTRIES AND DENIED FREEDOM TO MANY GROUPS
• AFRICAN AMERICANS– FORCED IMMIGRATION FOR LABOR
• ASIAN AMERICANS– AMERICA’S “MODEL MINORITY GROUP”
• HISPANIC AMERICANS– FACING MANY SOCIAL ILLS IN AMERICA
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• EDUCATION– MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION– LEARN TO APPRECIATE DIVERSITY
• MEANINGFUL CONTACT– DESIRE TO CHANGE– HONEST, SELF-CRITIQUE OF LIFESTYLE– PLAN FOR INCREASING SOCIAL
CONTACT
TWO KEY AREAS: 1) ENHANCE THE EDUCATIONAL PROCESS 2) INCREASE MEANINGFUL SOCIAL CONTACT
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Contact TheoryArgues that interaction between dominant and minority groups will reduce prejudice on the part of both groups if three conditions are met.
• Contact is of equal status• Contact between equals must be
sustained• Norms favoring equality must be
agreed upon by the participants
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• GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS– SHARE A “DISTINCT IDENTITY”
• RACE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, THE POOR
– SUBORDINATION• OFTEN SADDLED WITH LOWER
STATUS• STEREOTYPES, STIGMA, AND
LABELING
– GROUP SIZE (NUMBERS)• WOMEN IN AMERICA OUTNUMBER
MEN• BLACKS IN SOUTH AFRICA
OUTNUMBER WHITES
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• PLURALSIM– DISTINCT GROUPS WITH
PARITY
• ASSIMILATION– ADOPTION OF MAJORITY
GROUP CULTURE– INTERBREEDING
• SEGREGATION– PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL
DISTANCE– DE JURE AND DE FACTO
SEGREGATION
• GENOCIDE– ONE GROUP “KILLS OFF”
ANOTHER GROUP
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Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity: Patterns of Interaction
Assimilation – refers to the blending of the culture and structure of one racial or ethnic group with the culture and structure of another. There are at least two major possible outcomes related to assimilation;1. The majority remains very much intact while the minority conforms2. Both the majority and minority change in a blending; “melting pot”.
Both cultures must then give up at least some of the traditional aspects of their native cultures, which many are reluctant to do.Pluralism, or multiculturalism – occurs when separate cultures maintain their distinctiveness even though they maintain approximately equal status; “separate but equal”. Expulsion and/or Annihilation – the members of one racial, ethnic, or social group can be forced to migrate, or they can be exterminated.
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Social Analysis of Racial and Ethnic Inequality
• The Functionalist Perspective– A functional argument may be that until racial and
ethnic minorities improve their skills and social positions they will be unable to compete successfully with other groups, however, it is part of climbing the social ladder.
• The Conflict Perspective– As the different minority groups struggle for resources
and status, the competition between them serves the interests of those in power; “divide and conquer”.
• The Symbolic Interactionist Perspective– A member of the minority culture can never feel
“oneness” with a different culture if they are made to be seen as, and see themselves as, different.