Chapter 8; Racial And Ethnic Inequality

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Racial group

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describes a category that is set apart and treated differently from others because of perceived physical differences.

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Ethnic group

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A set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.

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Minority group

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a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or majority group have over their own.

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Visible minority

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A term used to refer to those Canadians who are non-white or are identified as being physically different from white Canadians of European descent (dominant group).

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Stereotypes

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Unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognise individual differences with the group

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Racialization

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the social process by which people come to define a group as a "race" based in part on physical characteristics, but also on historical, cultural, economic factors.

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Prejudice

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A negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or a racial minority

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Racism

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- the belief that one group is supreme and all other are inferior.

- minority groups experience prejudice, discrimination and exploitation.

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discrimination

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the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups based on some type of arbitrary bias

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Glass ceiling

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Refers to an invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of individual's gender, race, or ethnicity.

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Institutional discrimination

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refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that result from the normal operations of a society.

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Racial or ethnic profiling

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the social construct of "race" as consideration in suspect profiling in law enforcement and national security practice, is a form of institutional discrimination

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Employment equity

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comprises positive efforts to recruit historically disadvantaged groups for jobs and promotion, and educational opportunities.

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Functionalist Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

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- looks at both sides. the minority and dominant group

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Conflict Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

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Radical prejudice and discrimination have many harmful consequences for society.

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exploitation theory

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it explains the basis of racial subordination

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Feminist Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

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Radical feminist; major source of oppression is sexism

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Interactionist Perspective

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- Sees the racism and ethnic stereotypes slowly going away through interaction between people

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Contact hypothesis

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- developed by interactionist

- states that interracial contact between people of equal status in cooperative circumstances will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes

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Genocide

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deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation.

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Assimilation

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the process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.

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Segregation

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the physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence, workplace, and social events.