PSY 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Melting Pot, Visible Minority, Acculturation

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 3123
• Professor: Mary Theresa Howard

Document Summary

Racial groups: physical differences may have biological importance - more prone to diff diseases. Visible minority: person other than an aboriginal that"s not caucasian or white in race. Aboriginal: first nations (north american indian), inuk (inuit), or me tis. Minority group: hold less power than dominant group. Dominant group: has greatest power, not necessarily greatest numbers. Charter of rights and freedom: recognize rights of all people in multicultural society. Possible for minority to have prejudice towards dominate. Discrimination: negative behaviour i. e. not hiring someone based on their age, gender, or racial group. Direct: based on ascribed characteristic (race or ethnicity) Indirect: social practices create uneven effects based on characteristics people have (immigrants lower income) Easier to process info faster, classify people, cognitive schema. Psychological and behavioural changes in individuals as a result of migration. Removes any barriers act different at home vs outside. Passing: hide that you"re minority - avoid discrimination,