ISS 215 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ethnic Cleansing, Bilingual Education, Sexual Orientation
6 Dec 2017
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Minority groups: sub group whose members have significantly less power over their own lives than do the members of a dominant/majority group. 1. unequal treatments b/c of prejudice, discrimination, segregation, extermination. 2. distinguishing physical or cultural traits (skin color, language, religion ) 4. strong sense of group solidarity b/c of the awareness of subordination. Millennials: (gen y: born bwt early 1980s-2000s); bridge to a much more diverse america. Post millennials: (under 18); overall decline of white children/increase of minority children. Stratification: the structured ranking of entire groups of people that perpetuates unequal rewards and power in society. Migration: (voluntary or involuntary - country to country - with the same country) Pull factors: (forced movement all but guarantees a subordinate role) (voluntary movement can create a subordinate role) Based on physical/emotional deficiencies that challenge the ability to function in. General term used to describe any transfer of population. When countries incorporate or seize adjacent land into their borders.
