PS282 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Surface Roughness, Internalized Oppression, Deep Structure And Surface Structure
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Race: defined on the basis of physical criteria (skin colour) Ethnicity: defined by cultural criteria (language, national origin, customs etc) and subjective culture. Americans report well being when they have more control in their lives (individualistic) Japanese report well being when they experience less conflict/strain on their relationships (collectivist) Sequence of stages: (1) unexamined identity (2) exploration/immersion in social group (3) internalization of a newly formed social identity (4) transformed relations w mainstream culture. Assimilation = loss of one"s host culture though identification with the dominant culture. Enculturation = developing within one"s culture of origin, not involving change through relations withh another culture. Loss of contact w origin culture + exclusion from dominant culture: biculturality and integration: identify/participate in meaningful ways in both cultures. Internalized oppression: subordinate/oppressed groups feeling they are actually inferior. An individual can be privileged by one system while subordinated by another (ex black men oppressed by racism but privileged by sexism)
