SOCI 100B Chapter Notes - Chapter 10: Minority Group, Frankfurt School, Social Philosophy
23 Oct 2016
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Minority: a definable category of people who are socially disadvantaged. Majority: a definable category of people who are socially advantaged. Use dominance to control the social system. Race: historically, a group of people that was physically and genetically distinguished from other groups. These features were often found in skin colour, hair texture, and facial features. We know that genetic differences do not determine significant behavioural or substantive biological differences. The myth of race was then invented. The assignment of people to racial categories is then a function of social construction. Racialization: the process of attributing complex characteristics (i. e intelligence) to racial categories. Internalized racism: the internalization for racial categorization into a person"s identity. This can result in identity confusion where by people are torn form wanting to fit to the majority and staying time or representing their minority category. Ethnicity: a multidimensional concept that includes one"s minority or majority status, ancestry, language, and often religious affiliation.
