SOC 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Visible Minority, Indian Act, Racialization
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May be defined as those physiological attributes, real or imagined, that are imbued with social meanings of superiority or inferiority. Race is associated with skin colour, shape of eyes, size of nose, texture and colour of hair and the like. Refers to cultural attributes that imbued with social meanings of superiority and inferiority. Is associated with culture, language, nationality, food folklore, customs, dress/costumer, and religion. As argued by robert miles, is the social process by which real or imagines physiological attributes are imbued with social meanings, and through these social meanings have real material consequences in people"s everyday lives. The social process of being racialized either grants people access to resources or denies them access, depending on the social meaning attributed to their racial categorization. The social process by which cultural attributes are imbued with social meanings of superiority and inferiority, and have real material consequences in people"s everyday lives.
