SOC101Y1 : Reading Lec 11 - Race & Ethnicity
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8: objective definition of ethnicity ethnic groups exist because of people"s social attachments. Ethnicity is something that people possess because of differences in language, culture, customs, national origin, and ancestry: subjective definition of ethnicity focuses on process of ethnic identification. Institutional racism discriminatory practices built into such prominent structures as the political, economic, and education systems. Asian groups could not get jobs as police officers or firefighters: frustration-aggression explains prejudice and racism as forms of hostility that arise from frustration. Power-conflict theories: orthodox marxists argue racism is an ideology set of statements shaped by economic interests about way social world really works". Internal colonial model, most popular variant for conflict approach, analyzes problem of inequality in terms of power imbalances and exploitation of. Ethnic and racial stereotypes: exaggerated, oversimplified images of characteristics of social groups. 2: variety of geopolitical considerations stemming from canada"s relationship w/ other countries.
