SOCL 2001 : Sociology Exam Three
Document Summary
College students today: greater social acceptance, see less difference between minorities, terrorist attacks reduced acceptance of arabs and muslims. Discrimination: unequal treatment of various categories of people, prejudice is an attitude, discrimination involves action, two types: individual and institutional. Racism: belief that one race is supreme and all others are inferior, 51% express explicit anti-black attitudes in 2012, 48% in 2008, racism has actually gotten worse since president obama has become president. White privilege: peggy mcintosh: advantage enjoyed by white persons beyond the commons advantage of all others. Scapegoat theory: prejudice toward group in order to vent their anger. Authoritarian personality theory: prejudice is a personality trait in some individuals. Culture theory: culture has taught us to view people as better or worse than others, ex: parents teaching you that marrying the same race is the right thing, and it is unacceptable to do otherwise.
