Chapter 10 Continued Race and Ethnic Inequality 4 14 14 4 16 14 Theories of Prejudice I Psychological Theories 1 Frustration and Scapegoats J Dollard Frustration Scapegoat Frustration is the result of being blocked from achieving goals Scapegoating is when you are aggravated and blame other people than ourselves minority groups are usually targets for the blame 2 Authoritarian Personality Theory Adorno 1950 A Jewish man who lived in Germany at the time of the Holocaust Insecure Conformists Prejudice People Had friends who weren t Jewish some stayed friends with him and some conformed II Sociological Theories 1 Functionalism prejudice is functional positive and negative 2 Conflict Theory groups are divided Marx class capitalist class made sure the working class knew where racial and ethnic groups stood 3 Split Labor Market Theory E Bonacich Employers did not discriminate Higher priced laborers discriminated against lower Lower priced laborers more of a profit for employers laborers 4 Symbolic Interactionism Labels we learn affect the way we see people Labels Selective Perception Example less honest and less capable people Reduce Prejudice Contact Hypothesis interracial contact between people of equal status in cooperative circumstances will cause hem to become less prejudice and to abandon old stereotypes Younger generations and more educated people are less prejudice Global Patterns of Inter Group Relations 1 Genocide Inhumanity Rejection destruction of an entire group by members of another group Holocaust 2 Population Transfer expulsion direct expel ex Native Americans and indirect let them live there but make their lives miserable 3 Internal Colonialism cheapest labor for most dangerous job 4 Segregation forced live in separate parts of town North Ireland is still like that today 5 Assimilation when groups come together A B C A assimilate to majority or A B C D melting pot not sure which one is America Forced Assimilation Permissible Assimilation groups wanted to come together 6 Multiculturalism Pluralism Humanity Acceptance come together but can also celebrate our differences A B C A B C U S Racial Ethnic Groups 2010 Latinos 16 4 largest increase Whites non Hispanic 66 1 declining Black African American 11 4 Native American 0 8 Asian American 5 2 increasing as well More than 9 million reported to have a multiple racial background Racial Groups Native Americans About 2 4 million 554 tribal groups The invisible minority 1830 Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears CERT Council of Energy Resource Tribes Poverty Unemployment highest Life expectancy lowest Highest high school dropout rate Highest out of marriage births African Americans The experience of African Americans is unique among U S ethnic racial groups One out of every four African Americans is poor Contemporary institutional discrimination and individual prejudice against African Americans rooted in the history of slavery The Struggle for Civil Rights The Civil Rights Act 1964 The Voting Rights Act 1965 Black Power rejected assimilation into white middle class society Slavery was abolished in 1865 Segregation between African Americans and whites led to the Struggle for Civil Rights Slavery differential power Reconstruction 1865 1877 Northward migration mid 1920s The Civil Rights Era 1964 the Civil Rights Act Jim Crow system of institutional segregation The post Civil Rights Era expansion of economic and political opportunities black middle class Asian Americans One of the fastest growing segments of the U S population Not homogenous Often held up as model minority or ideal minority A minority group that succeeds economically socially and educationally without confrontations with the majority Vietnamese Americans Came to U S primarily during and after the Vietnam War and over time gravitated toward larger urban areas Chinese Americans Originally encouraged to immigrate to the U S from 1850 1880 Over 3 million Chinese Americans Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 Excluded and discriminated against first generation could not be natural citizens Asian Indians Immigrants from India and their descendants number nearly 2 5 million Diverse population Religious orthodoxy often stronger among first generation immigrants to the U S than it is in India Family ties remain strong despite immigration Japanese Americans 110 000 to relocation camps after Pearl Harbor all went peacefully besides one later we realized it was unconstitutional and poor living conditions Highly under suspicion because of Pearl Harbor Some fought for the U S in World War II Up to 3 million people of Arab ancestry reside in the U S Cannot be characterized as having a specific family type gender role Profiling of potential terrorists has put Arab and Muslim Americans or occupational pattern under surveillance Arab Americans Ethnic Groups Latinos Largest minority in the United States Mexican Americans are the largest Latino population Residents of Puerto Rico are the second largest group and are American Citizens least successful social class Cuban Americans began migrating in earnest following Cuban Revolution 1959 most successful social class Jewish Americans Constitute almost 3 of the population mostly in New York Anti Semitism Anti Jewish prejudice White Ethnics Poles Italians Greeks and Slovaks White ethnics ancestors came from Europe in the lass 100 years Symbolic Ethnicity emphasis on concerns such as ethnic food or political issues rather than deeper ties to one s ethnic heritage Respectable bigotry can be that way towards certain groups Marcus Hansen the Law of the Return of the Third Generation rediscovering ethnicity wanting to learn their native language and traditions Changed their names so people wouldn t be prejudice towards them First generation wanted their children to prosper Second generation wanted to get away from their ethnic heritage they were embarrassed Immigration Debate come to the U S come to the U S now Most Americans are in favor of limiting the number of immigrants that can Estimated one million legal immigrants and one million illegal immigrants Affirmative Action Debate California 1996 Proposition 209 Prohibits discrimination or preferential treatment by state and other Kennedy said that past discrimination should have a say on what we public entities should do A certain of minorities should be allowed into jobs and schools
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