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Families and Their Social Worlds
Chapter 6:Race, Ethnicity, and
Families
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Defining Basic Concepts Race - A category composed of people who share real or alleged physical traits that members of a society deem as socially significant
Caucasian – A theoretical racial category comprised of those individuals with relatively light skin
Negroid - A theoretical racial category comprised of people with darker skin and other characteristics such as coarse curly hair
Mongoloid - A theoretical racial category representing those individuals who have characteristics such as yellow or brown skin and folds on their eyelids
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Defining Basic Concepts
Ethnicity – Representing culture, including language, place of origin, dress, food, religion, and other values
Ethnic Group – People who share specific cultural features
Minority Group – A category of people who have less power than the dominant group and who are subject to unequal treatment
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Defining Basic ConceptsRacism: Pervasive Problem That Affects Families
Racism – The belief that one racial group is superior or inferior to the others
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Defining Basic ConceptsRacism: Pervasive Problem That Affects Families
Racism – The belief that one racial group is superior or inferior to the others
Example: Loving Across the Color Line: A White Adoptive Mother Learns About Race
Who Counts as “Them”?Ethnic Cleansing – The systematic killing, torturing, or removal of persons with the intention of eliminating a specific racial or ethnic group
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Hispanic and Latino FamiliesA Tapestry of CulturesHispanic Families TodayFamily Focus: Health Insurance and Mexican American Families
Example: “Guadalupe”
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Black Families
Black Families TodayEconomic Conditions
Family Focus: Blacks and Extended Families
Extended Families – Families that include other family members such as grandparents, uncles, aunts, or cousins, in addition to parents and children
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Asian American FamiliesAsian American Families Today
Example: One Child’s Very Special First Fourth of July“Model Minority”
Family Focus: Generational Tension