SOC355H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Human Capital, Voluntary Association, Contact Hypothesis
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Recognition that discrimination is a real problem that exists. Feeling that minorities have the ability to fit into society and that they can make positive contributions in thee society. But most people join an association bc they know someone who got them interested in the association. To further understa(cid:374)d, let"s u(cid:374)ta(cid:374)gle the roots of tolera(cid:374)(cid:272)e i(cid:374)to 3 fa(cid:272)tors- networks, voluntary associations and attributes to understand the causal sequence that contribute to tolerance. In metropolitan areas, there is a high concentration of minorities- thus working class, labour unions, professional groups and business groups are less toerant: learning hypothesis. Incorporate component of contact and competition hypothesis together: learn about minorities more tolerance. In competition, learn about minorities as threats, resulting in learning how intolerable they are due to their negative characteristics. Interacting with intolerant people will impact and lead to your own intolerance. Explaining tolerance: the roles of attributes, networks and voluntary associations.
