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Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity

© Robert J. Atkins, Ph.D.

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What is the difference between What is the difference between race and ethnicity?race and ethnicity?

RaceRace– Biologically transmitted traits Biologically transmitted traits

EthnicityEthnicity

– Culture Culture – Can be changed (E.g. Russian to Can be changed (E.g. Russian to

American)American)

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Can racial types be misleading?Can racial types be misleading?

Every societyEvery society’’s population is a s population is a genetic mixturegenetic mixture

All racial categories are genetically All racial categories are genetically very much alikevery much alike

Skin color of Caucasian people Skin color of Caucasian people ranges from very light to very darkranges from very light to very dark

How did difference races How did difference races develop?develop?

Genetic mutations theoryGenetic mutations theory Geographical theory of raceGeographical theory of race

– Physical differences - e.g. skin color Physical differences - e.g. skin color relates to temperature and other relates to temperature and other geographical conditionsgeographical conditions

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Do you remember?Do you remember?

What is the difference between race and What is the difference between race and ethnicity?ethnicity?

Why can racial types be misleading?Why can racial types be misleading? How did different races develop?How did different races develop?

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What is the difference between What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?prejudice and discrimination?

Prejudice = attitudesPrejudice = attitudes– PrejudgmentPrejudgment– Treats everyone the same wayTreats everyone the same way– Can be positive or negativeCan be positive or negative

Discrimination = ActionDiscrimination = Action

What is a stereotype?What is a stereotype?

Exaggerated descriptions applied to Exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some categoryeveryone in some category

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Why are people prejudice?Why are people prejudice?

Scapegoat theoryScapegoat theory

Cultural theoryCultural theory

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What is the What is the scapegoat theory scapegoat theory of of prejudice?prejudice?

Links prejudice to frustration and Links prejudice to frustration and disadvantaged statusdisadvantaged status

Unfairly blame others for their Unfairly blame others for their troublestroubles

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What is the What is the cultural theory cultural theory of of prejudice?prejudice?

Emory Borgardus (research on Emory Borgardus (research on social distance)social distance)

Prejudice expressed by people Prejudice expressed by people well adjusted to a well adjusted to a ““culture of culture of prejudiceprejudice””..

Do you remember?Do you remember?

What is the difference between prejudice What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?and discrimination?

What is a stereotype?What is a stereotype? How does the scapegoat theory explain How does the scapegoat theory explain

prejudice?prejudice? How does the cultural theory explain How does the cultural theory explain

prejudice?prejudice?

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What makes a minority?What makes a minority?

Distinctive physical or cultural Distinctive physical or cultural traitstraits

Socially disadvantagedSocially disadvantaged

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What are the majority & minority What are the majority & minority patterns of interaction?patterns of interaction?

Pluralism - Social Pluralism - Social parityparity

AssimilationAssimilation

–Adoption of EnglishAdoption of English

Majority and minority patterns Majority and minority patterns of interaction. (Cont.)of interaction. (Cont.)

Segregation – separationSegregation – separation GenocideGenocide

–Annihilation of one Annihilation of one categorycategory»Hitler’s HolocaustHitler’s Holocaust

»Darfur region in AfricaDarfur region in Africa

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Where are today’s immigrants Where are today’s immigrants coming from?coming from?

AsiaAsia Latin AmericaLatin America

Do you remember?Do you remember?

What defines a minority?What defines a minority? What are the four types of majority / What are the four types of majority /

minority patterns of interaction?minority patterns of interaction? Where are today’s immigrants coming Where are today’s immigrants coming

from?from?

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