Race and Ethnicity - Chapter 8

Rank the following races in order of graduation rate.

Asian Americans, whites, hispanics, then blacks

Which race and gender has the lowest life expectancy?

Black males

Rank the following races according to presence in federal prison.

Black, white, then hispanic

An ideology that removes race as an explanation for any form of unequal treatment

Color-blind racism

Minority and majority groups have different interests and may find themselves at odds as they attempt to secure and protect their interests

Conflict theory

Racial and ethnic differences create intergroup conflict

Conflict theory

Perspective that examines way racism is built into and reproduced through institutions that organize everyday life

Critical race theory

Adoption of cultural elements belonging to an oppressed group by members of dominant group, without permission and often for dominant groups gain

Cultural appropriation

Unequal treatment of individuals based on their membership in a social group; usually motivated by prejudice

Discrimination

Term for divided identity experienced by black people in US

Double-counsciousness

A socially defined category based on common language, religion, nationality, history, or some other cultural factor

Ethnicity

Jewish, Irish, and Hispanic and examples of what?

Ethnicity

What are the life expectancies for blacks?

Females live longer than males

What are the life expectancies for hispanics?

Females live longer than males

What are the life expectancies for whites?

Females live longer than males

Which race and gender has the highest life expectancy?

Hispanic females

What are the birth rates for teen moms?

Hispanic, blacks, then whites

Discrimination carried out by one person against another

Individual discrimination

Discrimination carried out systematically by institutions (political, economic, educational, and other) that affects all members of a group who come into contact with it

Institutional discrimination

Opportunities offered by a person's economic position

Life chances

Everyday uses of ordinary language that may send denigrating messages to members of certain social groups

Microaggressions

Social group thats systematically denied same access to power, and resources available to society's dominant groups though they're not necessarily fewer in number than dominant groups

Minority group

An idea about characteristics of a group that's applied to all members of that group and is unlikely to change regardless of evidence against it

Prejudice

Unearned advantage accorded to members of dominant social groups

Privilege

A socially defined category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people

Race

White, black, and asian are examples of what?

Race

An ideology that acknowledges race as a powerful social construct that shapes our individual social experiences

Race consciousness

What are the 5 basic tenants of critical race theory?

Race is a social construction, ordinariness of racism, interest convergence, intersectionality, and voice-of color

Implementation of government and private sector policies that discriminated against minorities and provided white people with numerous advantages

Racialization of the state

Set of beliefs about claimed superiority of one racial and ethnic group; used to justify inequality and often rooted in assumption that differences among groups are genetic

Racism

Even racial inequality has functions that help maintain social order

Structural functionalism

Racial and ethnic differences are a necessary part of society

Structural functionalism

Existing racial inequalities threaten social stability

Structural functionalism (alternative application)

Institutional racism is functional for majority and dysfunctional for minority

Structural functionalism (alternative application)

Racial prejudice and discrimination often undercut goodwill and friendly diplomatic relations between nations

Structural functionalism (alternative application)

Society that practices discrimination fails to use resources of all individuals

Structural functionalism (alternative application)

Minorities suffer from miroaggressions

Symbolic interactionism

People may differ in front and back stage on racial matters

Symbolic interactionism

Race and ethnicity are part of peoples identity as displayed through our presentation of self

Symbolic interactionism

Idea that if people define situations as real, they're real in their consequences

Thomas theorem

Unprejudiced and non-discriminator

Type 1, All weather liberal

Unprejudiced and discriminator

Type 2, Reluctant liberal

Prejudiced, non-discriminator

Type 3, Timid bigot

Prejudiced, discriminator

Type 4, All weather bigot

What are the 5 characteristics of minority groups?

Unequal treatment, physical or cultural traits, ascribed status, solidarity, and in-group marriage

Claimed that racism contributed to a false consciousness among white working class

W.E.B. DuBois

Situation was ideal for bourgeois

W.E.B. DuBois

White working class historically accepted race hatred over class solidarity, even at their own economic class

W.E.B. DuBois

Who developed the idea of double consciousness?

W.E.B. DuBois

What are the marriage trends?

White, hispanic, then black

Rank the following races according to work and income.

White, hispanic, then blacks