SOC100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Racialization, Ethnocentrism, Skin Whitening
19 Jan 2018
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Ethnicity: social distinctions and relations based on cultural characteristics (language, religion, customs, history, etc. Racialization: a set of social processes and practices whereby social relations among people are structured according to human biological characteristics (creates hierarchies) Impose racial character or context on a situation that can be interpreted in other terms. Perceiving or experiencing the world in racial terms. 2-3 years until immigrated children in canada have the same level of educational ability as. Immigration act of 1910 prohibited mentally defected, imbeciles, insane, diseased, physically defective, dumb, blind, or handicapped people . 1919 amendment stated people with dubious political loyalties (communists) weren"t welcome. Wanted white europeans or white americans to immigrate in the 50s, uk and europe accounted for 90% of immigration to canada. 60s developed rst point system to let in immigrates into canada. Tried to be more objective, but still had discriminatory factors.
