SOC100H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Renews-Cappahayden, Immigration Policy, Indian Act
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What is race? o a social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers, usually with profound effects on their lives. What is ethnicity? o perceived cultural markers that are deemed socially significant ethnic groups differ in terms of language, religion, customs, values, ancestors, etc o o o o o o. : visible characteristic of a group (skin color) indicates group inferiority and discrimination: racism o. : race is an inadequate and even harmful way to think about human biological differences . : people from one country invading another- gaining control of natives and changing or. : preventing assimilation of subordinate groups by residential, occupational and o: goodman, colonialism destroying their culture. So why do we continue to talk about race ? o. : intentional extermination of an entire pop defined as a race or people still matters in regard to privilege and society but that makes it more real because it has implications:
