SOC 134 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Miscegenation, Ascribed Status, Multiracialism
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Race : depends on the assumption of biological (physical) distinction. Beliefs, values, practices, norms, language, symbols, and material objects that constitute. The development of meaning a people"s way of life. Beliefs: ideas that people accept as true. Values: standards in society that define ideal principles. Norms: common rules of a culture that govern people"s behavior. Practices: people"s behavior patterns, not necessarily connected to beliefs or values. Symbols: particular meaning recognized by people who share culture. Material objects (material culture): physical objects that distinguish a group of people, Biracialism, multiracialism, and miscegenation such as their art, buildings, weapons. More variation of physical attributes within groups than between them. Yet: things perceived as real are real in their consequences (thomas and thomas. Recall from culture in education and science: The ideas of the ruling class are in every age the ruling ideas marx and engels. Takeaway: assumed physical or cultural characteristics called race or. Ethnicity are arbitrary markers that legitimate social inequality.
