ANTH 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Ethnocide, De Jure, De Facto
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Ascribed status: little to no choice about occupying the status given (often mutually. Ethnic groups: a gathering sharing certain beliefs, values, habits, customs, and norms because of a common background. Ethnicity: identification with a particular ethnic group (exclusion from other groups because of affiliation) Status: any position that determines where someone fits in a society exclusive) (gender) (doctor) Minority groups: have an ascribed status associated with positions in the sociopolitical hierarchy, inferior power and less secure access to resources than majority groups. Race: an ethnic group assumed to have a biological basis. Achieved status: gained through choices, actions, efforts, talents, or accomplishments. Race is a cultural category rather than a biological reality. Not possible to define human races biologically. U. s. doesnt draw a clear line between race and ethnicity. In the us acquire racial identity at birth. Rule of descent: assigns social identity on the basis of ancestry.
