SYG-1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Infant Mortality, Social Class, Heterosexism
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Groups: race: socially-constructed division of people based on certain physical characteristics (not biological) Racial categories (5): white, black, asian, pacific islander/native hawaiian, native american (hispanic/latino isn"t included: majority groups: the group that has the largest population in society & they hold significant power and privilege. Whites in the us: minority groups: any group that has a smaller population & less power than the majority group. Asians, blacks, hispanics in the us: dominant group: group that has the greatest power but not necessarily the greatest numbers. Hispanics outnumber whites in ca but whites still dominate in politics/economics. *asians & hispanics are the fastest growing minority groups in us. Prejudice & discrimination: prejudice: a negative attitude about an entire category of people (belief) Stereotypes: simplified perception people have of an entire group usually based on false assumptions: discrimination: unfair treatment of people based on a prejudice (acts based on belief)
