SOCI 1101 Chapter 8: Chapter 8
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The lines between races are blurry rather than fixed. There is greater genetic diversity within racial populations than between them. There is not enough wiggle room in the human genome for race to be a genetic trait. Ethnicity is a social category that is applied to a group with a shared ancestry. Symbolic ethnicity: e(cid:374)a(cid:272)t(cid:373)e(cid:374)ts of eth(cid:374)i(cid:272) ide(cid:374)tity o(cid:374) spe(cid:272)ial o(cid:272)(cid:272)asio(cid:374)s. t. Situational ethnicity: asserting or downplaying ethnicity based on situation. Cali is a minority majority state- (cid:449)hites do(cid:374)"t (cid:374)e(cid:272)essarily outnumber the minorities, but remain the dominant group in power. Minorities are underrepresented in government and overrepresented in prisons and as crime victims. Minority group- people who suffer from unequal treatment as a result of a status (racial or ethnic, in this case). Minority status as a master status (overrides other statuses, like gender). Strong sense of common-identity and solidarity from denial of resources, common experiences of discrimination, etc.
