SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Louis Wirth, Thomas Theorem, Endogamy

• School: University of Miami
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: La Torre Aurelie

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Thomas: us census - 2010, six race categories: white, asian, black, native/hawaiian/pacific islander, It is voluntary, self-defined, non-hierarchical, fluid and multiple, and based on cultural differences, not physical ones per se: cultural differences, geographical element: country of origin, region, clan, practices: clothing, music, religion, food, language, family name, etc. Majority and minority group"s relations: six patterns: a spectrum from inhumanity to humanity , a spectrum from rejection to acceptance . The majority group tries to destroy the minority group. The majority group legally or socially separates the minority group based on its race or ethnicity. The majority group progressively absorbs the minority group. (robert park) Permissible: in your own way at your own speed to absorb new culture from majority group (specific to migration) Forced: majority group forces you to abandon your culture and identity. The majority group encourages the presence and engage coexistence of numerous distinct groups in one society.