SOC 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: De Jure, Canadian Multiculturalism Act, Secondary Sector Of The Economy

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 1101
• Professor: Halyna Mokrushyna

Document Summary

Ethnicity: a collectivity of people distinguished, by others or by themselves, based on cultural or nationality characteristics, 5 main features: Unique cultural traits (language, clothing, holidays, or religious practices) Prejudice: a negative attitude based on preconceived notions about members of selected groups, racial prejudice: belief that certain racial groups are innately inferior to others or have a disproportionate number of negative traits. Stereotypes: g(cid:396)eek (cid:862)ste(cid:396)eos(cid:863) (cid:894)solid(cid:895, overgeneralization about the appearance, behaviour, or other characteristics of members of groups, negative stereotypes, scientific explanation of prejudice. A person, frustrated by his/her failure to achieve a highly desirable goal, will act aggressively towards others. Functionalist perspective: how members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become part of the dominant group. A process by which members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become absorbed into the dominant culture. The coexistence of a variety of distinct racial and ethnic groups within one society: equalitarian pluralism/accomodation. Ethnic groups coexist in equality with one another.