Lecture 11 Outline of Last Lecture I Stratification II Views of Inequality III Standards of Equality IV Forms of Stratification V Ideal Types of Stratification Outline of Current Lecture VI Stratification and Race VII Racial Hierarchy VIII How Race Matters Case of Wealth IX Race and Ethinicity X Minority Majority Group Relations Current Lecture XI Stratification and Race a Race is a social construction i imposed by external auidence and internalized by individuals as part of their self identity 1 ideological SOC 100 1st Edition 2 legal 3 practice a creates racial hierarchy XII Racial Hierarchy a people of color i disproportionately singled out for disadvantages based on their race b privileges of being white i whiteness sets the standard for normal ii often taken for granted XIII XIV How Race Matters Case of Wealth a weath gap exists between whites and minority groups in America has historical roots and that cannot be overcome simply through income equality i Housing Discrimination ii Redlining 1 practice of denying or charging more for services such as banking insurance or jobs to people living in a particular area Race and Ethnicity These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best a Race i imposed on physical differences ii hierachical iii exclusive pick one race b Ethnicity i voluntary ii self defined iii non hierarchical iv fluid and multiple v cultural XV Minority Majority Group Relations a assimilation The Melting Pot i straight line assimilation ii primordidlism the persistence of ethnic ties b Pluralism The Pressure Cooker i assimilation is not always easy ii several distinct ethnic and racial groups with sometimes conflict
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