CHAPTER 11 – Ethnicity and RaceEthnicity- Cultural values and norms that distinguish the members of a given group from othersRace- Differences in human physical characteristics - Racialization = understandings of race are used to classify individuals or groups of peopleMinority Groups- disadvantaged compared to dominant group, have some sense of solidarityRacism & Antiracism- racism o system of domination operating in social processes and social institutions --> attribution of superiority or inferiority to a population sharing similar characteristicso institutional racism patterns of discrimination based on ethnicity that have become structured into existing social institutions- prejudice and discriminationo prejudice = opinions or attitudeso discrimination = behavior- stereotypes and scapegoatso stereotypes = thinking in terms of inflexible categorieso displacement = feelings of hostility or anger are directed against objects that are not at root of those feelingso people often blame scapegoats for problems not their fault blamed for wrongs that were not of their doing- antiracismo forms of thought and/or practice that seek to confront, eradicate and or/ameliorate racismsapartheid system of racial segregation established in South AfricaRESEARCH ON RACE AND ETHNICITY TODAY- assimilation = acceptance of a minority group by a majority population- pluralism = ethnic cultures exist separately yet participate in the larger society’s economic and political life- multiculturalism = ethnic groups exist separately and equallyimmigration = movement of people into one country from anotheremigration = movement of people out of one county Global diasporas dispersal of an ethnic population from a homeland into foreign areasHow can ethnic conflict be reduced?GenocideEthnic cleansing creation of ethnically homogeneous territories through mass
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