Chapter 10.1

Racial & Ethnic Relations

ObjectivesSummarize how sociologists define the terms race, ethnicity & minority group

Identify the characteristics that distinguish minority groups from one another

Analyze the most common patterns of minority group treatment

Racecategory of people who share inherited

physical characteristics & whom others see as being a distinct group

Ethnicitythe set of cultural characteristics

that distinguishes one group from another

Minority Groupgroup of people

who, because of their physical characteristics or cultural practices, are singled out & unequally treated (Louis Wirth)

Discriminationdenial of equal treatment based on

group membership

• denotes action or behavior

• can be either legal or institutionalized

Prejudiceunsupported

generalization about a category of people◦involves attitudes◦can be in favor of a

group

Merton’s Patterns of Prejudice &

Discrimination

NO

YES

Timid Bigot prejudiced person who does not discriminate

All-Weather Liberal non-prejudiced person who does not discriminate

Active Bigot prejudiced person who discriminates

Fair-Weather Liberal non-prejudiced person who discriminates

YES NO

Prejudice

Disc

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PATTERNS OF MINORITY GROUP TREATMENT

Cultural Pluralismethnic &

racial variety is encouraged◦allows groups

to keep their own unique cultural identities

Assimilationculturally distinct

groups blended into a single group with common culture◦ ideas of “melting

pot” & “tossed salad”

◦often happens naturally but, when forced, can cause conflict

Assimilation

Legal Protectionminority

rights protected by the law◦Civil Rights

Act of 1964◦Voting

Rights Act of 1965

Segregationminority group physically

separated from dominant group◦de jure: based on laws◦de facto: based on informal norms

Subjugationdominant

group controls every aspect of minority group life through force◦slavery: most

extreme form

Population Transferdominant group moves minority group to

new locations within or outside the country◦Native Americans: “Trail of Tears” (1830s)

Exterminationdominant group

attempts to destroy minority group◦genocide

Kosovo of ethnic Albanians by Serbs

Holocaust of Jews by Nazis

Rwanda of Tutsis by Hutus

Darfur of Christians by Sudanese Muslims

CHAPTER 10: CLASSWORKPage 235: #2-3Page 246: #2-3Page 257: #2-3Page 258: #1-10 Identifying

People & IdeasPage 258: #1-6 Understanding

Main IdeasPage 259: #1-4 Building Social

Studies Skills

Case Study: Ethnic Relations in Great Britain

turn to page 241 in your book, read the case study & answer the “Think About It” questions in your journals

Ethnic Relations Study: over the next week, conduct your own case study on race relations at Butler High School. keep an observation journal & record how different groups interact. make special note of groups that lead “parallel lives.”