Diversity and Social Justice

The two groups projected to increase dramatically in the US over the next half century are

Asian and pacific islander and Hispanic American

Max Weber

Both economic postition, and prestige and power can determine the level of equality or inequality you experience

Which of the following would be classified as primarily as ethnic minority group

Jewish Americans

The most important source of inequality arises from a person's relationship to the means of production. This statement might be heard from a

Marxist

Marx believed that conflict between the bourgeoisies and the proletariat was inevitable and that the ultimate result of this class struggle might be

all of above

Selective perception

all of the above

According to weber a person who became rich by cleaning septic tanks would be higher on ____, but lower on ____

class, prestige

Race, class, gender, and sexuality are social systems that are

complex, pervasive, persistent, severe and power based. They are systems of oppression

Karl Marx

father of communism, class of conflict inevitable, relationship to the means of production, bourgeoisie (materalistic), proletariat (working class)

Marxism is a theory of history and social change in which _____ is a central concept

inequality

prejudice

is the tendency of individuals to think and feel in negative ways about members of other groups

Max Weber thought that Marx idea about inquality were too

narrow

Disability, race, gender, sexuality and social class shape

o individual identity, social interaction and one's everyday life

The social categories can provide one with

one with opportunity or privileges in society, or they can create barriers and oppression

What is a minority group?

pattern of disadvantage or inequality (exploitation, slavery, genocide, have less of what society values, and the patterns is a result of actions by the core or dominant group), visible traits (set of members of the group apart by attributing esteem to one group over the other, race v ethnicity, and creations of historical process), self-conscious social unit (shared social status, strong intragroup bonds, solidarity, and different worldviews), Ascribed status determined at birth (visible traits, involuntary and permanent, ethnic or cultural characteristics are more adaptable), intimate relationships (close friends, partners and spouses)

Which of the following is not the defining characteristics of a minority

small group size

Race, gender, sexuality, and social class reflect patterns of

social relationships that involve power and can create social inequality,

The pattern of inequality

stratification is a basic feature of society, societies are divided into strata or social classes

criminology

study of criminal behavior

political science

study of government at the local, state and federal level

sociology

study of group collective behavior

Psychology

study of individual behavior

history

study of past events

criminal justice

study of policing, court system, and corrections

Race, gender, sexuality, and social class as complex social systems

that inform all social life. They are upheld by dominant ideologies that are resistant to change

Every social situation is affected by

the patterns of social relationship in terms of race, gender, and social class

In opposition to marx, weber argued that there are_____ dimensions of inequality

three

Discrimination

unjustifiable negative behavior toward a group and its members

Robert Merton

§ Analyzed stereotypical perceptions of Abraham Lincoln, Jews, and Japanese § Found that stereotypes can be identical in content, but vastly different in emotional shading

Horace Kallen

§ Anglo conformity inconsistent with democracy and other core American values § Integration and equality are possible without extensive acculturation

Robert Park's "Race Relations Cycle"

§ Contact § Competition § Accommodation § Assimilation

Milton Gordon, Assimilation in American Life

§ Differentiated between · Cultural assimilation or acculturation o Structural assimilation or integration § Primary sector § Secondary sector Marital assimilation

Pluralism

§ Exists when groups maintain their individual identities § In a pluralistic society, groups remain separate, and their cultural and social differences persist over time o Interest in pluralism has increased due to § Full assimilation of European ethnics not evident § Increasing US diversity § Global conflicts rooted in ethnic differences

o Anti-Catholicism

§ Much of the prejudice against the Irish and other new immigrants § Threatened protestant social, economic, and political hegemony § Intra-catholic group differences also caused conflict for resources

o Anti-Semitism

§ Part of Western tradition for centuries - "Killers of Christ", Russian pogroms, holocaust § By 1920's quite prominent among American prejudices - KKK and others § Prominent place in the ideologies of a variety of contemporary extremist groups such as the Skinheads

Assimilation

§ Process in which formerly distinct and separate groups come to share a common culture and merge together socially § As a society undergoes assimilation, differences among groups begin to decrease

human capital theory

§ Status attainment theory § Deemphasizes structural over individual forces § Direct result of individual characteristics and abilities § Views assimilation as a highly desirable process Assumes that success is equally available to all

Which of the following represents the two types of stereotypes

· African American described as lazy, irresponsible and not intelligent and Chinese America as very crafty, too sly, or too ambitious

The largest minority group in the US

· Hispanics

Three types of prejudice

· Prejudice caused by personality needs - more constant and resistant to change · Prejudice learned in response to socialization in racist community - can be unlearned · Prejudice that arises during the heat of intergroup competition - reduce competition

Which of the following people best illustrate the difference between prestige and class

· Shirley umplett

The population of the united states is currently

· all of the above

Many years ago, a European American storeowner in a racist town succumbed to the pressures from others and agreed to ban African Americans from his shop even though he himself was not prejudice at all. This merchant was an example of Merton's

· fair weather liberal

In examining inequality. Weber might argue that a famous and wealthy rapper might rank

· high on class, high on prestige

_______ are exaggerated generalizations about groups of people and tend to be overly simplistic and difficult to prove

· stereotypes

Which of the following is an example of the affective dimension of prejudice

· stereotyping and overgeneralizations

Prejudice is to discrimination as

· thinking is to doing