SOCIOL 1101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Institutionalized Discrimination, Institutional Racism, Social Fact
7 Apr 2017
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Social construction of race: t he school of thought that race is not. Sometimes class is a bigger deciding factor than skin color. An externally imposed system of social categorization and stratification. No true biological races exist; rather, human groups must be placed on a continuum. Typically, race refers to some set of physical characteristics granted importance by a society. Ethnicity heritage, sense of destiny, language, religion, and more. Ethnicity: shared culture, which may include shared history, kin/ancestry, The distinct cultural norms and values of a social group. There are v real, objectively measurable racial/ethnic inequalities out there. We can see and measure racial inequality in: Beyond easily measurable inequalities, there are cultural/subcultural tensions over what is best, what is good, and what is normal". Other ways in which we know about the ongoing significance of race/ethnicity. Hate crimes (race is still the highest occurring kind) Potential effects, even on children (like the white vs black doll test)
