SOCIOL 1 Chapter Notes - Chapter Etzin: Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, Offshoring, Ultimate Power
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W/ growth of racially defined minority groups, racial inequalities persist even though they are sometimes hidden from view. How to think about racial and ethnic inequality. Power - power derived from superior numbers, technology, weapons, property, or economic resources those holding superior power in society - majority group - establish system of inequality by dominating less powerful groups. Dominant group and minority group describe power differences regardless of size of the groups. Racial inequalities produce opportunities for some and oppression for others. Racial formation - society is continually creating and transforming racial categories. Middle easterners coming from countries like syria, lebanon, egypt, iran . Ethnic groups and their differences grouped together as arabs . Ethnic groups - distinctive on basis of national origin, language, religion, and culture. Racial-ethnic group (racially defined ethnic group) - refers to groups that are socially subordinated and remain culturally distinct w/i u. s. society. The systematic discrimination of socially constructed racial groups.
