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• Myth 1 - Idea That Any Race is Superior
– All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots.
– Genocide Still Around
• Myth 2 - Idea that Any Race is Pure
– Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly
Together.
Race: Myth and RealityRace: Myth and Reality Race: Myth and RealityRace: Myth and Reality
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• Race Refers to Biological
Characteristics.
• Ethnicity Refers to Cultural
Characteristics.
– Common Ancestry
– Cultural Heritage
– Nations of Origin
Ethnic GroupsEthnic Groups Ethnic GroupsEthnic Groups
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• Minority Group - People Singled
Out for Unequal Treatment
• Minority Group Not Necessarily
Numerical Minority
Minority and Minority and
Dominant GroupsDominant Groups
Minority and Minority and
Dominant GroupsDominant Groups
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• Dominant Group - Group with Most…
– Power
– Privileges
– Highest Social Status
• Dominant Group Does the
Discriminating.
Minority and Minority and
Dominant GroupsDominant Groups
Minority and Minority and
Dominant GroupsDominant Groups
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Minority Groups Occur Because of…
• Expansion of Political Boundaries
• Migration
Emergence of Emergence of
Minority GroupsMinority Groups
Emergence of Emergence of
Minority GroupsMinority Groups
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• Sense of Ethnicity
– Relative Size
– Power
– Appearance
– Discrimination
• Ethnic Work and the Melting Pot
Constructing RacialConstructing Racial--
Ethnic IdentityEthnic Identity
Constructing RacialConstructing Racial--
Ethnic IdentityEthnic Identity
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• Learning Prejudice
– Prejudice vs. Discrimination
• Discrimination is Action
• Learning from Association
Prejudice and Prejudice and
DiscriminationDiscrimination
Prejudice and Prejudice and
DiscriminationDiscrimination
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• Far-Reaching Nature of Prejudice
• Internalizing Dominant Norms
– Media
– Group Membership
Prejudice and Prejudice and
DiscriminationDiscrimination
Prejudice and Prejudice and
DiscriminationDiscrimination
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• Health Care
• Home Mortgage and Car Loans
Individual and Institutional Individual and Institutional
DiscriminationDiscrimination
Individual and Institutional Individual and Institutional
DiscriminationDiscrimination
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RaceRace--Ethnicity & Mortgages: Ethnicity & Mortgages:
An Example of Institutional DiscriminationAn Example of Institutional Discrimination
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Psychological Perspectives
• Frustration and Scapegoats
• The Authoritarian Personality
Theories of PrejudiceTheories of Prejudice Theories of PrejudiceTheories of Prejudice
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Sociological Perspectives
• Functionalism
• Conflict Theory
• Symbolic Interactionism
– Labels Create Prejudice
– Self-Fulfilling Prophesy
Theories of PrejudiceTheories of Prejudice Theories of PrejudiceTheories of Prejudice
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• Genocide
• Population Transfer
• Internal Colonialism
Global Patterns of
Intergroup Relations
Global Patterns of
Intergroup Relations
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• Segregation
• Assimilation
• Multiculturalism (Pluralism)
Global Patterns of Global Patterns of
Intergroup RelationsIntergroup Relations
Global Patterns of Global Patterns of
Intergroup RelationsIntergroup Relations
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Global Patterns of Intergroup Global Patterns of Intergroup
Relations: A ContinuumRelations: A Continuum
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• Nation’s Founders Included Only
Those from England (WASPs)
• Other “White” Europeans Inferior
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Europeans AmericansEuropeans Americans
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Europeans AmericansEuropeans Americans
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• Numbers Origins, Location
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Latinos (Hispanics)Latinos (Hispanics)
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Latinos (Hispanics)Latinos (Hispanics)
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Origin of US LatinosOrigin of US Latinos
Where US Latinos LiveWhere US Latinos Live
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• Numbers Origins, Location
• Spanish Language
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Latinos (Hispanics)Latinos (Hispanics)
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States Latinos (Hispanics)Latinos (Hispanics)
• Diversity
• Comparative Conditions
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RaceRace--Ethnicity & Comparative WellEthnicity & Comparative Well--BeingBeing
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• The Struggle for Civil Rights
• Rising Expectations and Civil Strife
• Continued Gains
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AfricanAfrican--AmericansAmericans
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AfricanAfrican--AmericansAmericans
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• Current Losses
• Race or Social Class?
• Racism as an Everyday Burden
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AfricanAfrican--AmericansAmericans
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AfricanAfrican--AmericansAmericans
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Cloaked Discrimination in Apartment RentalsCloaked Discrimination in Apartment Rentals
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• Background of Discrimination
• Diversity
• Reasons for Success
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AsianAsian--AmericansAmericans
Race and Ethnic Relations Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United Statesin the United States AsianAsian--AmericansAmericans
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Country of Origin of Asian AmericansCountry of Origin of Asian Americans
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• Diversity of Groups
• From Treaties to Genocide and
Population Transfer
• The Invisible Minority and Self-
Determination
• Pan-Indianism
Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United States Native Americans
Race and Ethnic Relations
in the United States Native Americans
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• The Immigration Debate
• Affirmative Action
• Toward a True Multicultural Society
Looking To the Looking To the
FutureFuture
Looking To the Looking To the
FutureFuture