SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Emotional Bias, Jim Crow Laws, Pearl Harbor
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White privilege: the last thing a sh notices is water. Esh color: de nition is: the color of a white person"s skin; yellowish pink; pinkish cream. Components of racial formation: racial classi cation, racial ideology, racial identity. Construction of race: the constructions of race are inconsistent because: constructions of race vary over time in the same society constructions of race vary between various societies constructions of race are not explained by relying on biological differences. Racial stereotypes: over-generalizations, often exaggerated, about an entire group of people. All ______ are ______ : made with kernels of truth stereotypes = bad are resistant to change. Some ideas: humans have obvious physical differences temperament, iq, humor, coolness race implies physically different groups also bear distinctive emotional/mental abilities. Sat questions racism occurs when these beliefs are coupled with the idea of superiority. Recall: race associated with health, intelligence, ability, athleticism, success, education, income, poverty.
