Race and Ethnicity as a Lived Experience
example of symbolic ethnicity
St. Patricks day
double consciousness
W.E.B DuBois's term for the divided identity experienced by blacks in the united states
plurarlism
a cultural pattern of intergroup relations that encourages racial and ethnic variation and acceptance within a society
assimilation
a pattern of relations between ethnic or racial groups in which the minority group is absorbed into the mainstream or dominant group making society more homogenous
racism
a set of beliefs about the claimed superiority of one racial or ethnic group; used to justify inequality and often rooted in the assumption that differences among groups are genetic
ethnicity
a socially defined category based on a common language, religion, nationality, history, or some other cultural factor
race
a socially defined category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people
situational ethnicity
an ethnic identity that can be either displayed or concealed depending on its usefulness in a given situation
symbolic ethnicity
an ethnic identity that is only relevant on specific occasions and does not significantly affect everyday life
prejudice
an idea about the characteristics of a group that is applied to all members of that group and is unlikely to change regardless of the evidence against it
race consciousness
an ideology that acknowledges race as a powerful social construct that shapes our individual and social experiences
color blind racism
an ideology that removes race as an explanation for any form of unequal treatment
examples of race
being black
example of ethnicity
being jewish
individual discrimination
discrimination carried out by one person against another
institutional discrimination
discrimination carried out systematically by institutions that affect all members of a group who come into contact with it
how is race considered in sociology
it is a social construction made by society and is not a pre-existing biological component
passing
presenting yourself as a member of a different group than the stigmatized group you belong to
symbolic interactionism view of race and ethnicity
race and ethnicity are part of our identity and displayed through our presentation of self
structural functionalist view of race and ethnicity
racial and ethnic differences are necessary part of society. Even racial inequality has functions that help maintain social order
conflict theory view of race and ethnicity
racial and ethnic differences create intergroup conflict; minority and majority groups have different interests and may find themselves at odds as they attempt to secure and protect their interests
minority group
social group that is systematically denied the same access to power and resources available to society's dominant groups though they are not necessarily fewer in number than the dominant groups
colonialism
stronger nation takes control of a weaker nation in order to extend the stronger nations territory or to exploit the colony's resources for the stronger nations enrichment
cultural appropriation
the adoption of cultural elements belonging to an oppressed group by members of the dominant group without permission and often for the dominant groups gain
genocide
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial, ethnic, national, or cultural group
internal colonalism
the economic and political subjugation of the minority group by the dominant group within a nation
population transfer
the forcible removal of a group of people from the territory they occupied
segregation
the physical and legal separation of groups by race or ethnicity
cultural assimilation
the process by which racial minority groups are absorbed into the dominant group by adopting the dominant group's culture
racial assimilation
the process by which racial minority groups are absorbed into the dominant group through intermarriage
embodied identity
those elements of identity that are generated through others perception of our physical traits
privilege
unearned advantages accorded to members of dominant social groups (males, whites, heterosexuals, the physically able)
discrimination
unequal treatment of individuals based on their membership in a social group, usually motivated by prejudice
