ISS 215 Social Differentiation and Inequality Lecture 8 Race and Inequality In Class Notes Races around the globe White If you physically look white with characteristics but weren t 100 white you weren t considered white Asian Considered an ethnic group even though it s just a continent Honor killing Killing of a female who has sexual relations out of wedlock Races in the US and future trends Less than 50 of America will be white within time Blacks and Hispanics will soon become majority Is said to have already happened Fertility in white Americans is lower than any other ethnicity Historical background Early encounters with Native Americans Ethnocentrism Making a judgment on others based on your standards Native Americans their socioeconomic conditions Income Life expectancy Mortality rate Arrivals of Blacks Masters used to train condition slaves Ads were placed in papers for well trained slaves Complete control could do whatever you wanted Hispanics in America Were always in the US Southern states were owned by Mexico Florida Texas Nevada California etc Push factors Things that make you leave the country willingly Most illegal immigrants came to the US as farmers Asians in America Wealth Property Goods Income Immigration Act of 1990 Visas for educational professionals Can apply for citizenship if Been here for 5 years Healthy No criminal record Have been paying income tax Must also swear before a judge Capitalism is a perfect system and that you don t support Communism You will go to war for the US if ever needed Bizarre visa Otherwise known as a lottery visa Applications are processed electronically and a random one is drawn Not based on application Used only for underrepresented countries Theoretical discussion Minority Small in numbers Economically disadvantaged Push pull factors Normally people that are leaving poverty in one country remain in poverty in the new country Socially visible Physical outlook of person Ex Color of their skin Sense of common affinity Interacting with others similar to you Prejudice Exists in every society Can be both positive negative Racism When you and society make laws to give your group rights and deny others their rights Pluralism Believes you can live under one umbrella together with no problems Ex Melting pot Acculturation Based on majority culture that dominates you Assimilation Minority slowly loses their identity as a cultured group ABCD American Born Confused Desi Segregation Forcing people to live in certain areas Economic segregation is the most common example Genocide People of a certain group mass murdered Can be based on wealth race ethnicity religion etc Theories of prejudice Scapegoat theory Blaming somebody for something s he did not cause Blaming Latino s for not being able to get a job Authoritarian personality You were born superior and nothing can change that Conflict theory Marxist look at any social problem in terms of who has the money Believes economic class is the issue of prejudice Not race or ethnicity Theories of racial and ethnic inequality The caste analysis of race relations Certain groups of people are inferior superior Decided by birth Domination theory When one group is dominated they are labeled inferior Noel s theory of ethnic stratification When one ethnic group dominates another ethnic group Internal colonialism Colonialism when one land claims another Internal colonialism people treat others as colonies Rich poor Men women Consequences Poverty Hunger Crime