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