SOCI201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aryan Race, Ethnocentrism

• School: University of Delaware
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCI201
• Professor: Kai Lin

Document Summary

Race is an invented classification system, it is socially created, and societies" ideas are subject to change. Those of darker skin tone had a lower socioeconomic status. Racialized thinking did not exist among the ancients. European explorations started encounters with people of non-european descent, and racialized thinking. Ethnocentrism: judgement of other groups by one"s own standards. Negative beliefs or attitudes towards an entire group. Any behavior that harms individuals or puts them in a disadvantage. Maintains social hierarchy by blocking the access to resources for advancement. How did racism come into existence and continues to function. Racialized thinking developed in colonial encounters and further justified by perceived physical, social, and economic differences. Ethnicity: belief in shared common descent based on perceived cultural similarities. Race: true belief in shared common descent. Looking at race was usually based on physical external characteristics. A lot of it is based on internal characteristics. Race is biologically real through dna variation.