Chapter 10 Sociology

Anti Semitism

Anti-Jewish prejudice

Who said he was an invisible man?

Ralph Ellison

Ethnic Group

Set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns

Remittances

The monies that immigrants return to their families of origin. Also called migradollars

Racial formation

a sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed. In this process those who have power define groups of people according to a racist social structure

Minority Group

a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over theirs

what perspective stresses the manner which everyday contact between people from different racial and ethnic backgrounds contributes to tolerance or hostility

interactionist

Glass ceiling

invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity

Pluralism

is based on mutual respect for one another's cultures among the various groups in a society

What perspective notes the way in which minorities are singled out for differential treatment by law enforcement officers

labeling

Who identified 3 fuctions of racially prejudiced beliefs for the dominant group

manning nash

Affirmative Action

refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities

Institutional Discrimination

refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of society

contact hypothesis

states that in cooperative circumstances, interracial contact between people of equal statues will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon old stereotypes (interactionist - can reduce hostility)

Which is more resistant to change, stratification along racial lines or stratification along ethnic lines?

stratification along racial lines

discrimination

the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons

Social construction of race

the process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics, but also on historical, cultural, and economic factors

5 basic properties of a minority group

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

Who came up with racial formation

michael omi and howard winant

Who used the exploitation theory

oliver cox, robert blauner, herbert m hunter

Black power

rejected the goal of assimilation into White middle-class society

Assimilation

the process through which a person forsakes his or her cultural tradition to become a part of a different culture

Ethnocentrism

the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life represent the norm or are superior to all others.

Color blind racism

the use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo.

Apartheid

A former policy of the South African government, designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-whites from the dominant whites

exploitation theory

A marxist theory that views racial subordination in the US as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism

Racial Group

Group set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance

Who listed all of the ways they benefitted from being white?

Peggy McIntosh

Prejudice

a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.

Can prejudice result from ethnocentrism?

Yes

Racial profiling

any arbitrary action initiated by an authority based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on a person's behavior

Who outlined the dysfunctions associated with racism

arnold rose

Amalgamation

happens when a majority group and a minority group combine to form a new group

what perspective sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minorities

conflict

What is color blind racism also referred to

covert racism

What does prejudice often lead to

discrimination

What perspective observes that racial prejudice and discrimination serve positive functions for dominant groups

functionalist