SOCL 2001 : Sociology Test Two
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Sociology test two crime/deviance race and ethnicity social stratification. Emile durkheim there is nothing abnormal about deviance : without evil, there can be no good, affirms cultural values and norms, can bring about social change. Ethnicity: socially defined, common cultural heritage, based on ancestry or cultural heritage, ex. Amish [most are also white], chinese, japanese: ethnocentrism involved and territoriality. Minority: distinguished by physical or cultural difference, that a society subordinates, group of people that may be subject to discrimination limited to a mathematical minority [blacks in the 1960s were a majority, but were considered a minority] 2010 racial/ ethnic population percentage: white [non-hispanic]: 64, latino: 16, african american: 12, asian: 5, native american/ other: 1% 2050 projections: white [non-hispanic]: 47, whites will make up half of population because the latino and. Asian populations are expected to triple in size: latino: 29, african american: 15, asian: 9, native american/ other: >1%
