SOCL 2001 Lecture : SOCL Unit 3 Notes
Document Summary
Other" groups started forming anything that isn"t us" is the other"": phrenology science of head bumps. Americans: nativism gained social support duing this period (19th-early 20th century, 20th century, anti-semitism brings about some shifts in common classifications of race, nazi"s update eugenics & bring back classification by racial measurement in order to identify. Ethnicity: externally imposed (you don"t get to choose, voluntary you can act however you want what you are) Involuntary: hierarchal, exclusive, unequal, self-defined, non hierarchal, fluid, cultural & planar, the us has thousands of different ethnic groups, sometimes they"re symbolic (holidays such as cinco de mayo & st. patrick"s day) Racial realities: all humans are 99. 9% genetically identical, a social construct, changing over time & place, racism belief that separate races possess different & unequal human traits. Invisible set of advantages enjoyed by whites: modern white supremacists (naawp) embrace research on white achievements but don"t acknowledge privilege. Idealized, historically unusual: thriving economy, gov"t assistance.
