SOC 104 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Visible Minority, Asian Canadians, Ethnic Stereotype

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 104
• Professor: Stephen Muzzatti

Document Summary

Minority, racial, and ethnic groups racial group: category set apart from + treated differently than others based on perceived physical differences ethnic group: set apart based on national origin/distinctive cultural patterns. Minority group: subordinate group whose members have less control/power over their own lives than dominant/majority groups visible minority: canadians who are non-white or are seen as physically different from white canadians of european descent. 5 basic properties of a minority group: 1. Migration/exploration/invasion led to mixing of genetic material; e. g. percentage of. North american black people with white ancestry ranges from 20%-75% racialization: social processes by which people define a group as a race based on physical characteristics but also historical/cultural/economic factors. 40% of canadians report multiple ethnic origins and more than 16% define themselves as part of visible minority groups. White men held more than 80% of board of directors" seats and of top 50 paid positions.