SOC 2390 Lecture Notes - Zambo, Peggy Mcintosh, Ascribed Status

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 2390
• Professor: Michael A Dixon

Document Summary

Dominant and subordinate groups: subordinate or minority group a group that is singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination. Minority groups experience a narrowing of life opportunities for success, education, wealth, the pursuit of happiness that goes beyond any personal shortcomings. A minority group does not share in proportion to its numbers in what a given society defines as valuable. White america - the racial group that has within its power the ability to exploit and control other groups, even in the face of resistance; those in a place of social advantage. White privilege - whites, by virtue of their racial identity, receive special consideration in almost all facets of social life. Peggy mcintosh identifies a number of distinct advantages associated with being. Race a category of people who share biologically transmitted traits (e. g. , skin color, hair texture) that members of a society deem socially significant.