POLS 242 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Civil Rights Movements, Ethnic Group, Heteronormativity
17 Jan 2017
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Race and ethnicity are categories of identity categories, and usually based on skin color. Race: idea that human beings are divided into different groups, often thought of as biological. Note: beliefs about biological basis here are not considered accurate by social scientists. Ethnicity: quality one has by identifying with or being ascribed membership in an ethnic group. Ethnic group: a group that identifies itself as having strong cultural commonality and a shared sense of long-run history. Sometimes viewed (by people in the real world , not social scientists) as a kind of kinship group. Gender: culturally constructed roles or identities one has by being considered male or female. Note: gender is distinguished from biological sex. Some people are transgender: an identity in which one"s gender does not conform to conventional matching with biological sex. Sexual orientation: category of identity like race, ethnicity, gender. In many societies, heterosexuality has been the norm .
