ISS 215: Social Differentiation and InequalityLecture 8: Race and InequalityIn-Class NotesRaces 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 wedlockRaces 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 ethnicityHistorical 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- IncomeImmigration 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 countriesTheoretical discussion- Minority- Small in numbers- Economically disadvantaged- Push/pull factors- Normally people that are leaving poverty in one country remain in povertyin 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 womenConsequences- Poverty- Hunger-
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