Exam 3, Chapter 11 Flashcards
What is a racial group?
A group set apart because of obvious physical differences
**only become important when people attach cultural meanings to them
What is an ethnic group
group set apart because of national origin (geographic) or distinctive cultural pattern
What is social construction of race
process by which people come to define a group as a race based in part on physical characteristics but also on historical cultural and economic factor
What is hypdescent
children whose parents are from different group are automatically put into the minority group
What is the minority group
a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power their own lives than members of a dominant group
What are the 5 properties of minorities
- experience unequal treatment
- Distinguishing characteristics
- involuntary membership
- strong sense of group solidarity
- in group marriage
what is racism
believing that one race is supreme and others are inferior
**can cause minority group members to experience prejudice, discrimination, and exploitation
What is ethnocentrism
find out in the book
what is a stereotypes
unreliable generalizations about all members of a group that do not recognize individual differences within the group
what is the self fulfilling prophecy
Similar to the labeling theory
-describes a person/group having particular characteristics and then they begin to display those very traits
What is prejudice
Attitude that prejudices a person based on real or imagined characteristics of a group of which that person is a member
What is discrimination
the process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of arbitrary resources-not just racial
what is the glass ceiling
invisible barrier blocking the promotion of qualified individual due to gender, race, or ethnicity
What does Gordon Albert study?
Sailors on a ship
What is Albert’s Theory of conduct
Prejudice will not decrease if there’s status inequality but will decrease if status is equal
