SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Institutional Racism, Symbolic Interactionism, Housing Discrimination

• School: UTM
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC100H5
• Professor: Nathan Innocente

Document Summary

Race: social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers, usually with profound effects on their lives, i(cid:374)ade(cid:395)uate a(cid:374)d ha(cid:396)(cid:373)ful way to thi(cid:374)k a(cid:271)out hu(cid:373)a(cid:374) (cid:271)iologi(cid:272)al diffe(cid:396)e(cid:374)(cid:272)es. Ethnicity: perceived cultural markers that are deemed socially significant, ethnic groups differ in terms of language, religion, customs, values, ancestors, etc. Symbolic interactionism: development of racial and ethnic labels, and ethic and racial identity, process of negotiation, racial or ethnic identity vs-imposed identity, symbolic ethnicity. Racism: belief that a visible characteristic of a group indicates group inferiority and justifies discrimination, racialization, prejudice, discrimination, power. Types of racism: bigotry, open, conscious expression of racial views. Institutional racism: bias inherent in social institutions, friendly racism, subtle and hidden expressions of racism, examples, white privilege, racial preference, housing discrimination. Involves one race or ethnic group subjugating another in the same country: prevents assimilation by segregating the subordinate groups in terms of jobs, housing and social contracts.