SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Conflict Theories, Stereotype, Numbers Game

• School: ASU
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: Richard Fey

Document Summary

Soc 101 lecture 20 racial/ethnic minorities and prejudice. Group with the most power to control other groups, even when faced by resistance. Control others and exploit them and that could lead to genocide. These people are have the advantage socially. Receive special treatment in almost all social interactions by the virtue of their racial identity. Ex: the other day i had a black student in my office . Ex: assuming people are illegal because they are a certain color. More blacks than whites in south america. Irrational or negative generalization about a group of people. A prejudiced description of a group of people. Belief or feeling of an entire group. The feeling towards a certain group of people. We need someone else to blame for our troubles. Blaming them because it is easy to do and justify your position. Having a feeling that you are better. Archie bunker was the first to tackle bigotry and discrimination.