Chapter 12: Race and Ethnicity
Sociology: A Down-to-Earth
Approach 7/e
James M. Henslin
Chapter Twelve: Race and Ethnicity
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Race: Myth and Reality
 Myth 1—Idea That Any Race is Superior
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All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots
Myth 2—Idea that Any Race is Pure
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Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly
Together
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Ethnic Groups
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Race Refers to Biological Characteristics
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Ethnicity Refers to Cultural Characteristics
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Common Ancestry
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Cultural Heritage
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Nations of Origin
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Minority and Dominant Groups
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Minority Group—People Singled Out for
Unequal Treatment
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Minority Group Can Be Racial or Ethnic
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Minority Group Not Necessarily Numerical
Minority
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Minority and Dominant Groups
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Dominant Group—Group with Most…
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Power
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Privileges
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Highest Social Status
Dominant Group Does the Discriminating
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Emergence of Minority Groups
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Minority Groups Occur Because of…
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Expansion of Political Boundaries
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Migration
Minority Groups Share Characteristics
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Shared Characteristics
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Membership is an Ascribed Status
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Physical or Cultural Traits Held in Low
Esteem by Dominant Group
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Unequal Treatment
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Marry Within Own Group
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Feel Strong Group Solidarity
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Constructing Racial-Ethnic Identity
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Relative Size
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Power
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Appearance
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Discrimination
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Ethnic Work
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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Common Throughout the World
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Discrimination is an Action
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Racial Discrimination is RACISM
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Discrimination Results from Prejudice
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Ku Klux Klan and Neo-Nazis
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Prejudice and Discrimination
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Learning Prejudice
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Internalizing Dominant Norms
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Media
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Group Membership
Prejudice Against Own Group
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Extent of Prejudice
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Each Racial-Ethnic Group Views Other Groups
as Inferior in Some Way
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Dislike of One Group Associated with Dislike of
Other Groups
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Older, Less Educated More Prejudiced
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Individual and Institutional
Discrimination
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Home Mortgage and Car Loans
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Health Care
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Theories of Prejudice
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Psychological Perspectives
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Frustration and Scapegoats
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The Authoritarian Personality
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Theories of Prejudice
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Sociological Perspectives
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Functionalism
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Conflict Theory
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Symbolic Interactionism
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Labels Create Prejudice
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Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
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Global Patterns of
Intergroup Relations
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Genocide
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Population Transfer
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Internal Colonialism
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Global Patterns of
Intergroup Relations
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Segregation
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Assimilation
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Multiculturalism
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—White Europeans
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Nation’s Founders Included Only Those
from England (WASPs)
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Other “White” Europeans Inferior
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—Latinos (Hispanics)
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Numbers, Origins, Location
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Spanish Language
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Diversity
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Comparative Conditions
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—African-Americans
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The Struggle for Civil Rights
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Rising Expectations and Civil Strife
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Continued Gains
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—African-Americans
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Current Losses
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Race or Social Class?
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Racism as an Everyday Burden
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—Asian-Americans
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Background of Discrimination
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World of Striking Contrasts
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Reasons for Success
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Race and Ethnic Relations in the
United States—Native Americans
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Diversity of Groups
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From Treaties to Genocide and
Population Transfer
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The Invisible Minority and SelfDetermination
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Looking Towards the Future
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The Immigration Debate
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Affirmative Action
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Towards a True Multicultural Society
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